nikola tesla
father of our modern energy systems
“If you only knew the magnificence of the 3, 6, and 9, then you would have a key to the universe”...1931
“If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency, and vibration.”
Died alone and penniless in room
3327
at the New Yorker Hotel
Born in 1856 in Smiljan, Croatia, Tesla was one of history’s important inventors. His work with electricity was well ahead of his time, though he was often ridiculed. Tesla worked with Thomas Edison at Edison Electric Light Company, best known today as General Electric, but left the partnership over a contract dispute.
In 1885, Tesla opened his own lab, Tesla Electric Light and Manufacturing Company where he experimented with several ideas including perfecting arc lamps, early X-rays, and electrical resonance. He also continued his work with polyphase alternating current. Throughout his life, Tesla would live and work in Manhattan, holding more than 300 patents in 27 countries and laying the groundwork for the way we generate and use electricity today.
The journey into my fascination with numbers started when I was a little kid growing up on the east side of Bridgeport, Connecticut. Discovering that the Sun was positioned 27 degrees at the time of my birth validates the effort.
