Nikola Tesla, The Forgotten Inventor

Why did you choose it?

Electricity is a mystery to most of us. Often the genius behind a cell phone or radar is considered magical or mystical when you don’t understand its basic principles. It’s these enchanting feelings that build our curiosity and provoke our interests. Ultimately we want to know how things work, why they work, and who made these things possible. After doing a little research an unfamiliar name like Nikola Tesla comes up and we realize a little bit of his wisdom is in almost every electrical device. His accomplishments definitely make him worth writing about.

What resources did you use?

Resources used included the internet, several biographies, and some personal notes that Nikola Tesla published about his inventions.


What resources were most helpful?

The internet provided a general outline of Tesla’s life and the biographies gave a more specific account of Tesla’s technical adventures. There was a lot of essential materi...