Nikola Tesla
Electricity’s true pioneer dreamed bigger than his contemporaries. He invented alternating current power systems that light our world today. Tesla’s 1890s experiments demonstrated wireless energy transmission decades before it became mainstream. Financial troubles plagued him after failed projects like Wardenclyffe Tower. He died alone in 1943, his genius unrecognized until long after his death. Many modern technologies, from radio to robotics, owe their existence to his groundbreaking theoretical work.
