Nikola Tesla · every age

What was Nikola Tesla doing at 49?

Arrived in America broke at 28, left the world AC power

1. c. 1906

   Showed a 16,000 rpm bladeless turbine on his 50th birthday

   He also opened offices at 165 Broadway to market his patents.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

Portrait: Photo: Unknown, c. 1890, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · source