Inventor, Engineer, and Physicist Nikola Tesla

Inventor, Engineer, and Physicist Nikola Tesla — page 3
deeply inspired by a steel engraving or carving of Niagara Falls in New York When he studied the image he saw more than rushing water In his vision the falls were turning a giant wheel Nikola believed this wheel could be used to harness the energy of the falls It would be a while before Nikola conquered Niagara Falls Meanwhile he built unique machines on the family farm Not all of them worked Nikola designed a glider an aircraft without an engine from an umbrella Unfortunately the invention failed to make him fly When Nikola leapt off the roof of his house the glider simply crashed to the ground with him His injuries kept him in bed for six weeks but they didn't slow the flow of Nikola's creative ideas When young Nikola saw a picture Cof Niagara Falls he imagined a wheel that could turn the waterfall's power into energy usable