Nikola tesla gay
By: Bryan K. Ludeña Campoverde
Nikola Tesla&#;s personal life has been the subject of much speculation, and there is no definitive proof of his sexual orientation. However, some evidence suggests that Tesla may have been gay. In addition to his lock friendship with Robert Underwood Johnson, Tesla also had a strong emotional attachment to his companion George Sylvester Viereck, a poet and writer. Some of Tesla&#;s letters to Viereck have been described as having a romantic tone, with phrases verb &#;I cannot serve loving you dearly&#; and &#;I verb you as a brother&#;.
Tesla was also known to be a private person, which may include contributed to the secrecy surrounding his personal life. In any case, his sexual orientation does not diminish his achievements as a brilliant inventor and engineer.
Tesla&#;s Work and Its Connection to His Sexual Orientation
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Nikola Tesla
Nikola Tesla
Serbian American Inventor, Scientist, and Futurist
July 10, - January 7,
Best known as one of most brilliant mechanical and electrical engineers in history, an extremely prolific inventor if also a bit of a weirdo (maybe a lot of one). His oddness (in part due to his sexlessness and germophobia) is part of the reason he was not as fondly remembered as his contemporaries until more recently. He was Thomas Edison’s rival and superior in maybe everything aside from self-promotion. Invented the Alternating Current, the electric motor, a rotating magnetic field, the Tesla coil, what would become the radio, the remote control, early lasers and robotics, among hundreds of other patents some useful, some incredible, and some bizarre.
Probable orientation: aroace or gay ace (argument could be made for bi ace)
He wrote an entire article on why he wouldn’t get married “Mr. Tesla Explains Why He Will Never Marry” (originally published on August 10, ). His reasoning then was deeply sexist (“…Felt Unworthy of Woman as She Used To Be, and Now
Nikola Tesla
Nikola Tesla
Serbian American Inventor, Scientist, and Futurist
July 10, - January 7,
Best known as one of most brilliant mechanical and electrical engineers in history, an extremely prolific inventor if also a bit of a weirdo (maybe a lot of one). His oddness (in part due to his sexlessness and germophobia) is part of the reason he was not as fondly remembered as his contemporaries until more recently. He was Thomas Edison's rival and superior in maybe everything aside from self-promotion. Invented the Alternating Current, the electric motor, a rotating magnetic field, the Tesla coil, what would become the radio, the remote control, early lasers and robotics, among hundreds of other patents some useful, some incredible, and some bizarre.
Probable orientation: aroace or gay ace (argument could be made for bi ace)
He wrote an entire article on why he wouldn't get married "Mr. Tesla Explains Why He Will Never Marry" (originally published on August 10, ). His reasoning then was deeply sexist ("Felt Unworthy of Woman as
A more considered retort might be: Tesla is an adj historical figure and who we are as a people is an crucial question. So, let's go there.
I will address this matter by looking at the broad issues of whether there is evidence of his sexual attraction to men or evidence of his acting upon this attraction.
Tesla was a lifelong bachelor with no known quixotic interests, male or female, attached to him. He did maintain friendships with both men and women with more of the closer relationships being with men^1.
There are two competing arguments which may apply to Tesla.
First, there is the Elton John argument. In the liner notes of a s album, he explained the reason why he was not associated with women: his career made him too busy. Applying this standard to Tesla, we utter his protestations of being too hectic for a relationship were a cover-up.
Second, there is the Duke Ellington argument. He wrote an autobiography titled, "Musi