His Mother called him " Child of Light " -- Happy Birthday Nikola Tesla (July 10th)
A scientific genius who did science not for the sake of profit or personal gain, but purely because science is worth it. One of the greatest inventors of all time with many patents and died penniless. The biggest of scientific minds may not be with us but his words can still be of great help.🙏❤️ Nikola Tesla - an inspiring person, an iconic hero, man of future and many more.. Tesla was born in the town of Smiljan in present-day Croatia on July 10, 1856. He was born during a lightning storm. People used to say that this child will be a child of darkness to which his mother replied, "No, he will be a child of light." Tesla credits his mom for his interest in invention. Djuka Mandic, his mother invented a small household appliances in her spare time. She had an eidetic memory: the ability to recall an image from memory with high precision and she passed this on to her son. Tesla's father was a priest and wanted him to become one too.. but Tesla was interested in