Nikola Tesla's Accomplishments

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As James Levine is famous for saying, “I was lucky that I met the right mentors and teachers at the right moment.” To me, one of the greatest mentors of innovative scientific history was Nikola Tesla. That being said, if given the opportunity to spend the next year of my life in a different time period I would like to live during the year 1942 so I could work beside Tesla. This was the year before Tesla died, a time when he had experienced the full scope of his expertise and could impart that wisdom to me. My questions about his popularity would be answered in full. Questions about Tesla’s integrity could lead to the answer to the legendary disputes about what was rightfully his. Legends about genius inventions that could only be imagined …show more content…

One of Tesla’s traits that can be argued as a symptom of great success is his insomnia and addiction to work. According to John J. O’Neill, Tesla experienced “a five-hour period of rest with only two hours of that devoted to sleep.” Therefore, he exhibited a power over his body that few possess. Tesla also received impressive celebrity within his lifetime. According to Jill Jonnes, “Tesla settled happily back into the opulence of the Waldorf-Astoria, enjoying his own celebrity.” Tesla seems to be enjoying his fame within the community of Waldorf-Astoria, and quote suggests that he was famous in general. I would love to learn from Tesla how to devote myself more fully to scientific development, and how to cope with the fame that comes with that devotion. I would like to be able to cope with the fame that comes with helping …show more content…

I could learn would be how a dedication to work can lead to decent fame. The conflict between the possible inventors of the radio would finally be finalized. Inventions that, unlike the radio, had fallen into oblivion would be returned to the light of the day for the benefit of all. I whole-heartedly believe that the experience would not only create a positive effect in my knowledge and behavior, but would bring many benefits to the outside

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