Eccentric and Electric: Tesla’s Tower of Power in Colorado Springs
Butterflies were electrified and light bulbs glowed without visible power. Photo courtesy of Bettmann/CORBIS. Nikola Tesla (1857–1943) Nikola Tesla was one of the most radical rule-breakers of science and is considered by many as the greatest inventor in human history. Science enthusiasts remember the engineer and physicist as one of the greatest minds of the 20th century, blending brilliance with the bizarre to give us free wireless energy, death rays, earthquake machines, remote controls, and green power.
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