Nikola Tesla — The creator of the electric age

Nikola Tesla was one of the greatest inventors of all times. He can be placed along with Faraday and Edison as a prolific inventor who touched on almost every aspect of electricity. In fact he invented electricity as we know it today and hence ushered in the modern age. Anil K Rajvanshi is a mechanical engineer by profession. He was educated in IIT Kanpur and did his PhD from the University of Florida, Gainesville, in 1979. He has more than 25 years of experience in rural development and runs a rural NGO called Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute in Maharashtra. Besides his technological work he also has interests in issues of technology and spirituality and writes extensively on this subject.