Nikola Tesla was an electrical engineer, inventor and one of the most outstanding physicists in the history of science. But beyond his brilliant work, some aspects of his life remain hidden in the pages of history.

Recently a new statue in honor of Tesla was unveiled in Long Island of New York, which, according to historical data, was the final resting place of the brilliant scientist.

Tesla won more than 700 patents and became famous for developing AC (alternating current), while his work became the basis of developments in wireless communications, radar, laser X rays, lighting, robotics, and many other areas.

Beyond the scientific heritage that made him famous worldwide, his life had some aspects of it remain unknown to most people.

Read the secrets of Tesla's life as presented by Jane Alcorn, president of the Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe.

1. The Tesla museum was funded by a cartoon

2. Some of Tesla's inventions were classified

3. Tesla was an environmentalist

4. Tesla died a very poor humanist

5. Tesla suffered from insomnia and obsessive compulsive behaviors (OCD)

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