Nikola Tesla7-10-1856 to 1-7-1943

Early life: Nikola Tesla as a child had the rare ability to remember every detail in his life. He was so successful in his tests and exams that his teachers thought he was cheating. Some of his inventions: Three phase electric power, Induction motor, Tesla valve, (concept of the smartphone), wireless telegraph, (concept of internet), alternating current, neon lamp, remote controlled boat, Tesla coil, AC motors, DC motors.

Why is he famous?: For discovering electricity and inventing 140 things that we still use today and also for making extraordinary contributions in the fields of electromagnetism and wireless radio communications.

Fun fact: Nikola Tesla actually didn’t get credit for most of the things that he invented like the x-ray, transistor, radio, radar, and even the light-bulb.