Did Famed Inventor Nicola Tesla Suffer from Aspergers Syndrome?
and what aspects in particular would seem to identify any condition he might have had as Asperger’s Syndrome? The Man There are other articles on the life of Nicola Tesla that are informative and concise, but for our purposes, I will say he was what some have called a Mad Scientist. An extremely bright, absorbed electrical engineer and inventor, largely responsible for the very electricity we have in the outlets of our houses, alternating current (ac), and he developed what is called polyphase current, which is generally used by industry. By no means was he limited to developing these, but these are arguably his most important contributions to society. Tesla was the quintessential eccentric. Some would say, in fact, he went beyond that. Even in younger years, Tesla possessed the ability to memorize entire books. He also had the ability to visualize a project before even putting it to paper. In effect, he could construct something in his mind and observe how it would run. He exercised t
