Why Nikola Tesla was the greatest geek who ever lived? Over one hundred years ago American- Serbian inventor by the name Nikola Tesla invented an electrical system known as alternating current and to this day this is what powers every home on the planet.

You thought it was Thomas Edison who invented it? Nope. It was Tesla. Edison simply figured out how to sell the light bulb. Tesla actually worked for Edison early in his career. Tesla was known for discovering amazing things and forgetting to write them down. Ever heard of the man named Marconi?

He won a Nobel prize in physics for inventing Radio. Did you know that everything he did was based on work previously done by Tesla? After Marconi became world- famous for sending the first transatlantic message, this was Tesla's response: "Marconi is a good fellow. Let him continue. He is using 17 of my patents." Ever heard of Radar? Watson-Watt was credited for the invention of Radar in 1935. Can you guess who came up with an idea in 1917? Tesla. 18 years before.

Inspiracija za biografiju „Ko je bio Nikola Tesla? Genije koji nam je dao svetlost" naše poznate književnice Maje Herman Sekulić jeste, pre svega, želja da kreativno doprinese naporu da se Tesla konačno uvede u američke srednje škole i da se njegovo delo i životni put popularišu širom sveta, jer se o njemu, sem među stručnjacima, još uvek nedovoljno zna.

Teslino delo je isto tako često izloženo fiktivnim interpretacijama i predstavnicima tzv. loše nauke. Iz ovih razloga Maja Herman Sekulić je želela da napiše knjigu o njegovom životu i radu koja je zasnovana isključivo na najnovijim, ali proverenim cinjenicama i koja bi istovremeno bila pitko stivo za sve uzraste. Njena knjiga pisana je na engleskom po ugledu na slicna popularna americka izdanja o poznatim naucnicima kao sto su Ajnštajn ili Edison, dok o svakom od njih ima bar po 20-tak takvih knjiga, o Tesli, koji bi trebalo da spada u istu kategoriju, ni jedna!

Iz ovih razloga je njena nedavno završena kampanja na popularnoj platformi Kickstarter naišla na veliku podršku kod naš, a i širom sveta. Knjiga o Tesli Maje Herman Sekulić pisana je sa namerom da bude pristupačna za čitaoce od 12 do 112 godina.