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Channelling Your Own Inner Genius
For me, Tesla lights the world, but you can find your own inspiration
Heroes to light the way
We all have heroes we look up to for inspiration, validation, and hope. A few of mine are Eleanor Roosevelt, Carl Sagan, E.O. Wilson, Jane Goodall. Come to think of it, I have far more heroes than I can list.
Make friends with books, like Nikola Tesla did, however, and you can easily discover many, many heroes to light your way.
No hero inspires me more, or gives me more hope that our species can use creativity, intelligence, and compassion, more than Nikola Tesla. And, I believe that what particularly distinguishes him from my other inspirations is just how much of an underdog he is. I think this is true of many of Tesla’s admirers.
History celebrates the many achievements of Edison and his name is synonymous with power, invention, and the whole ushering in of a century. As little school kids, we are taught that Thomas Edison is the very standard for what an enterprising, determined, young American should be.
My personal belief is that a lot of this Edison lauding lore is due to the admonishment of our teachers to keep us quiet and studious, devoted, and unquestioning. Nikola Tesla was none of those things.