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I have kept a respectful distance from this man's history simply because there is so much to work with, that anything I try and add to the wealth of analysis already out there, well, maybe I'll just look a fool.

He is so damned interesting I just have to have quick stab at the subject.

I am talking about Nikola Tesla: engineer, inventor, philosopher. And he must have been fun to go to a restaurant with.

Born in 1856 in Serbia, his early years were fraught with many ups and downs, including several stabs at university and ongoing health issues. He was also beginning a pattern of frequent wild changes in direction. He disappeared for a while so convincingly friends thought him dead. After surfacing it was off to another university, only to quit in the first year when his father died.

He was now suffering from episodes of mental "flashes" where he claims he became overcome with the minute details of an engineering problem. These episodes would permit him to actually see the device in his mind and he could manipulate and "work" on assembling and modifying it.

Regardless, his engineering prowess was tangible and before leaving for the USA, was the head engineer for the country's telephone system.

After a stint in France he arrived at the door of Thomas Edison on June 6, 1884. And now begins the fun stuff. See you tomorrow. Gotta interact with my family.