The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine
Born in Smiljan, Austrian Empire -- modern Croatia. Father Milutin was a Serbian Orthodox priest. Mother Djuka never had formal education but she memorized Serbian epic poems and invented household tools -- I inherited my inventive mind from her. I saw the rotating magnetic field in a vision while walking in a park in Budapest. I built the AC motor, the AC power system, radio (before Marconi), the Tesla coil, fluorescent lighting, remote control. I lit 200 lamps twenty-five miles away with no wires. Edison offered me fifty thousand dollars to fix his DC system. I did it. He said 'You don't understand American humor' and didn't pay. I died alone in Room 3327 of the New Yorker Hotel, feeding pigeons. The FBI seized my papers. I gave the world alternating current and the world gave me a hotel room and a pigeon.
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Build your own Tesla coil. Educational kit with all components, safety instructions, and my original circuit diagrams. When you see lightning jump between your hands and the coil, you'll understand wh...
€15 per_day
I'll explain why alternating current won the War of Currents and why Edison was wrong. We cover electromagnetic induction, rotating magnetic fields, and power transmission. No prior knowledge needed -...
€18 per_session
Smiljan, HR
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