Tesla's Early Years

                   
Djuka Tesla                              Milutin Tesla
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Nikola Tesla was born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1856 to Milutin, an Orthodox priest, and Djuka, who created appliances such as a mechanical eggbeater. Later in life, Tesla accredited his inventive skill to his mother. As a young boy, Tesla immersed himself in his father's library in an attempt to fill his thirst for knowledge.

To further his studies, Tesla attended school in Croatia. As an early indicator of genius,  he was able to do integral calculus in his head, causing his teachers to come under the impression that he was cheating. During this time is when Tesla saw a steel engraving of Niagara Falls. From that moment, he envisioned harnessing all of that energy.

Despite his father's wishes, who wanted Tesla to join the priesthood, Tesla dreamed of becoming and engineer. After becoming infected with Cholera, Tesla's father agreed to allow Tesla attend the Austrian Polytechnic School where he would become inspired to create the induction motor.