The Tragic Story of Nikola Tesla

Why one of the greatest inventors of all time died penniless.

*Correction: @ 7:03 It's debated who "discovered" America. The 400th anniversary of the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 marked Christopher Columbus' voyage to the Americas.

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Sources:
0:31 Daniel Schwen / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
1:27 Ealdgyth / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
3:01 Jacquesverlaeken / CC BY-SA BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
7:35 Tesla statue: Milan Suvajac / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
9:00 Stanislav Kozlovskiy / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
9:35 Original image: OneTeslaDerived image: Chetvorno / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
10:17 Cardiff Council Flat Holm Project / CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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[mrpug]

I once did a presentation on this genius man in school but nobody, I repeat NOBODY knew about him.... not even the teacher. So underrated genius man

[kiranm]

Giving up 12 million dollars and refusing to become world's richest person, this man was the true meaning of commitment to passion 🙏🙌

[prateeksharma]

The Bad guy wins and Dies, the Good guy loses but is Immortal in everyone's memory...

[thaliagrace]

Sadly, his life is an example of the fact that not everyone's dedication and goodness is noticed.
Rest in peace, legend.

[cobusvanzyl]

After doing some research on Nicola Tesla, I realized that he lived and worked for mankind while those around him, lived for money and only themselves. What a great man he was.

[matejsego]

“I don't care that they stole my idea; I care that they don't have any of their own” - Nikola Tesla

[flxcsfrr]

As kids, we read about Edison;
As adults, we know who's the hero.
RIP Nikola.

[Heroization]

He will never be matter how much the media tries.

[mahdi]

His only mistake was thinking that everyone else was as kind hearted as him

[chiseled]

He wasn't forgotten by the world, he was forgotten by American.

[jnvpxou]

Tesla was Serbian scientist and engineer. We here in Serbia have the biggest respect for him. A lot of engineering schools are named after him, in physics classrooms, his portrait is the biggest and have the a mining for us. Airport, money, science festivals, competitions.. all of them are named after him.

[fieryspysixty]

Tesla has reached such a point that everyone thinks nobody knows about him but in reality everyone knows about him.

[muri]

The only man that wanted the best for humanity and was selfless.

[ImisstheoldKanye]

Imagine giving up becoming the richest man on earth for your friend this man is an absolute legend

[namjoonsrejectedhandshake]

My physics teacher told us today about this legend and I couldn't control myself to more about this man!! He was truly a GENIUS
It's really heartbreaking that whenever we hear about light only Edison comes to our mind and not the OG one :/

[naxioon]

"I spent all my life trying to help people, and all i got in return was humiliation" - Nikola Tesla

[jiayihe]

“He lived of a diet of warm milk and crackers”
That sentence alone just broke my heart :(

[haloanteaje]

what actually blew my mind is that Tesla already assumed IN 1900 that we will have smartphones, signal and that we will be able to call each other. imagine how the world wouldve looked if that man was still alive.

[tunimation]

This guy is just...amazing. Schools should start teaching more about Nikola rather than focusing solely on Edison's light bulb.