Nikola Tesla a true Modern Marvel

Nikola Tesla

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Tesla

Last night I watched the History Channel Modern Marvels episode on Nikola Tesla.  I never learned about him growing up and it wasn't until college that I heard anything about him.  Even then I still had no idea about how brilliant of a man he was.  We take for granted the genius he brought into this world providing us with AC electricity, the electric motor, and even the idea of phosphorescent light bulbs that emit light through gasses rather than Incandescent bulbs which produce light through heat.  Nikola Tesla was considered a madman in his time for his ideas were far to advanced for that era.  The later years of his life took a dark turn as some would say with his ideas.  Projects like his "Teleforce" weapon or the "Death Ray" as called by many made people think he was crazy.  He was known to have OCD and did things in threes as many people with OCD do.  He was also very green in his ideas, as he wanted to harness the natural power of the earth to provide electricity for the world.  He fathered the ideas of capturing geothermal energy by drilling deep into the earth to create power from heat.  He was a great man for his ideas and inventions and I thoroughly enjoyed watching this episode of Modern Marvels on the history channel about Nikola Tesla.  I only hope that more scientists follow in his footsteps.  On another note, Edison was a prick...screw his crappy light bulbs and inefficient DC power.