Nikola Tesla
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- There is a fine line between genius and madness. Explain how this might be said of Tesla. Give at least two examples.
I think that the two traits mentioned above are often found to be residing in the same individual, as was the case with Tesla. There is also a third complication to throw into the mix; obsession, a quality Tesla also shared. I think there is a fascinating common bond among many great men of science, that they all have genius mixed with another potentially negative quality. I say potentially because oftentimes these debilitating characteristics give them the power to accomplish the unimaginable. Such was the case with Tesla. He was a genius, but he was also a social introvert, obsessive to the point of madness, and so competitive that he would waste his life away to outdo another scientist. However, these qualities did not limit him; they allowed him to electrify the world. By opening himself up fully to the effects of these characteristics, he gained vision, and focus, and the drive to push the boundaries of the physical world we knew. He reversed their effects in a sense, using obsession to push his body and mind to the maximum, and madness to block out the world and open his mind to the possibilities before him. He could not however, reverse the effects of his status as a social outcast, a problem that eventually lead to his downfall. He could not speak, so the world did not listen.
Question: How and when did Tesla die?
Nikola Tesla
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