1856: Scientific genius and visionary inventor Nikola Tesla is born at the stroke of midnight in the unassuming village of Smiljan, in what’s now Croatia. He wastes little time in revolutionizing the world through foundational developments in electromagnetism, electrical current, wireless power and communications, weaponry, robotics, computer science, mass media and much more.
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July 9–10, 1856: Visionary Tesla Born at Midnight
July 9th, 2010 |
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March 5, 1904: Tesla’s Having a Ball
March 5th, 2010 |
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1904: Physicist Nikola Tesla attempts to explain the phenomenon of “ball lightning.”
Ball lightning (if it exists at all) is an electrical discharge, usually appearing in spherical shape that, unlike regular lightning, tends to linger awhile. It occurs naturally but rarely, and despite the best efforts of Tesla and others, the exact origin of the phenomenon [...]