Happy Birthday, Nikola Tesla!

gutowskia said:

Happy Birthday, Nikola Tesla!
Born on July 10, 1856, in Smiljan (now Croatia), Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American inventor, engineer and physicist. Tesla is most famously known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current electricity system.

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Amazing how many Tesla fans missed this important detail!

Another "circle 'round the sun": Happy Birthday, Nikola! Oh, what wonders you have missed.

"There is no doubt that a highly-successful machine can be produced on these lines. The field is inexhaustible, and this new type of automobile, introducing electricity between the prime mover and the wheels, has, in my opinion, a great future." N. Tesla

"Let the future tell the truth and evaluate each one according to his work and accomplishments. The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine." N. Tesla

Didn't plan it that way, but coincidentally I took my first test drive in a Model S on July 10 last year. After that I was hooked...

Another "circle 'round the sun": Happy Birthday, Nikola! Oh, what wonders you have missed.

"There is no doubt that a highly-successful machine can be produced on these lines. The field is inexhaustible, and this new type of automobile, introducing electricity between the prime mover and the wheels, has, in my opinion, a great future." N. Tesla

"Let the future tell the truth and evaluate each one according to his work and accomplishments. The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine." N. Tesla

OK BELATED BIRTHDAY wish. For some reason my iPhone notified me today of his birthday which I have saved as 10 Jul. Technology! Humph