Nikola Tesla is said to have invented many things. He is referred to as the father of modern technology. It’s a bold statement, which is why it’s so hotly contested. Tesla was born in Serbia in 1856, and was educated in Czechoslovakia and Hungary. He was a strange child, but incredibly intelligent. He loved science and mathematics and was always creating things around his house. He had compulsive disorders, but could speak seven languages. He eventually moved to New York in 1884, at 28, and worked with Thomas Edison.
Tesla had a lot of ideas that were very advanced for the times. He was really interested in the idea of alternating current. This is the concept that energy can flow in different directions, which is really good for transmitting electricity, because it becomes lighter, and, therefore, can be carried farther and faster. He also made enormous progress in the fields of wireless communication, radio transmissions and he even took the first X-ray photograph. The inventor dreamed of creating a system that transmitted energy without using wires. To test his theories, he used a huge tower that is now called Wardenclyffe Tower or the Tesla Tower.