1. He made a wireless light bulb. Yes, you read that right. This man was brilliant enough to make a light bulb that draws energy from electric currents in the air. What a stud.
Imagine never having to charge your iPod or cell phone. Ever. If Tesla had his way, there would be no such thing as a 'phone charger'. This guy was way ahead of the sine curve.
2. He beat Thomas Edison in the War of Currents.
No, other AC/DC, as in Alternating Current/ Direct Current. Tesla argued in favor of Alternating Current, Edison in favor of Direct Current. AC was superior to DC in a number of ways: It used a lower current, which is much safer, is inherently redundant , which basically means the network always remains powered, and it doesn't require large power transformers like DC does. Edison, arguing for the sole purpose of opposing Tesla, and because of the lack of any real arguments in favor of DC, spread false rumors about deaths caused by AC. Edison was even opposed to capital punishment, but Edison payed Harold P. Brown under the table to build the electric chair just to demonstrate that AC was deadlier than DC (which it isn't).
3. Just, crap. Seriously.
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