Nikola Tesla—The Man Who Electrified The World.doc

Nikola Tesla - the man who electrified the world!! Nikola Tesla—The Man Who Electrified The World!! But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased (Daniel 12:4). Nicola Tesla (1856-1943), was the discoverer of the alternating current light and power system in use all over the world today. His inventions should have made him a multimillionaire but he died in relative poverty. He was a true martyr for science and human progress. Most of his great inventions are now used as weapons of mass destruction by the Pentagon!! Young Nikola Tesla. Nikola Tesla as an elderly man. In 1884, a poor Serbian immigrant named Nikola Tesla arrived in the United States—at that time the land of the free....Though he was poor in this worlds goods, he was rich in ideas that would eventually light up the United States . . . and the entire world. While walking in Budapest Park, Hungary, Nikola Tesla had seen a vision of a functioning alternating current (AC) electric induction motor. This was one of the most revolutionary inventions in the entire history of the world. Before coming to the U.S., Nikola worked for about a year for the French branch of the Edison Electric Light Co. The Edison Company was totally locked into DIRECT CURRENT (DC) and wanted nothing to do with Teslas AC current. Tesla actually offered his invention to a German company in Strassburg, Alsace, then a part of Germany. Here is what happened: The Mayor brought together a number of wealthy Strassburgers. To them the new motor was shown in operation, and the new system and its possibilities described, by both Tesla and the Mayor. The demonstration was a success from the technical viewpoint but otherwise a total loss. Not one member of the group showed the slightest interest. Tesla was dejected. It was beyond his comprehension that the greatest invention in electrical science, with unlimited commercia