Tesla
POSSIBLY THE GREATEST INVENTOR THE WORLD HAS EVER KNOWN, TESLA HARNESSED THE ALTERNATING ELECTRICAL CURRENT WE USE TODAY, INVENTED FLUORESCENT LIGHTING, THE BLADELESS TURBINE, AND INTRODUCED THE FUNDAMENTALS OF ROBOTRY, COMPUTERS AND MISSILE SCIENCE AND HELPED PAVE THE WAY FOR SUCH SPACE AGE TECHNOLOGIES AS SATELLITES MICROVAVE BEAM WEAPONS AND NUCLEAR FUSION.