Nikola Tesla
A spark of genius
When was Nikola Tesla born?
Nikola Tesla was born in the tiny Croatian town of SmilJan in 1856 in a small village at midnight during a fierce thunder storm during July 9th and 10th.
A child of the storm his mom said he is a child of the light.
Nikola Tesla's family members.
Nikola's father was named Milutin Tesla. His mother was named Djuka. He had 3 sisters, Angelina, Milka, and Marica, and a brother, Daniel.
Nikola's dad was a preacher
Nikolas dad was a preacher his dad wanted him to be a preacher when he grew up.
Nikola's mom invented tools for the farm
Nikolas mom invented tools to make farming easy and she recited poems .She had no forming schooling she also taught herself how to read.
Nikola Tesla
Nikola's Education
Nikolas elementary school was called the Normal School in Gospic. He loved school! When he was 10 he went to the Gymnasium. In 1870 Nikola Tesla graduated from the Gymnasium. He enrolled in the Higher Real Gymnasium in 1871 at the age of fifteen in Karlovic. This was like going to a university. In 1875, he went to continue his studies of technical education in Austria at the Polytechnic Institute.
Nikolas greatest inventons
Nikola Tesla developed technology used in alternating current to power the radio, TV , speakers, neon, and Xrays.
"The progresion development of man is virtuarlly dependent on invention.It is the most important product of his creative brain... This is the difficult task of the inventor who is often misunderstood..." Nikola Tesla
A speech of Nikola Tesla...
Greatest achievments
One of Nikola's greatest achievements was inventing the Tesla coil, meeting Thomas Edison and being an inventor.
Nikola's Greatest Achievments
One of Nikola Tesla greatest achievements was working with Thomas Edison.
Tesla Coil
Hydroelectric dam
Nikolas Tesla's last invention: The World System or Wardenclyffe Project
Nikola Tesla had an idea to make a tower that would send wireless signals, so people could talk to people from another country. It never became operational because he did not have enough money to finish it.
Citations
1)Dommermuth-Costa, Carol. Nikola Tesla: A Spark of Genius, 1994
2) "Nikola Tesla," Academic kids http://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Nikola_Tesla
3)"Tesla Society", http://teslasociety.com/biography.htm