Leonardo da Vinci and Nikola Tesla

According to Jean Jacque Rousseau, “The world of reality has its limits the world of imagination is boundless.” By this, Rousseau indicates that without imagination, life would not be as ideal as it is now. As a result, a person who has no imagination in his life is dull. Two inventors, Leonardo da Vinci and Nikola Tesla through their inventions both men made significant contributions to the quality of man’s life. Because of their unique imagination, they produced numerous devices we currently could not live without. Although they were both intelligent inventors, they differed greatly regarding their invention, achievement, and their unusual eccentricities.

To begin with, da Vinci and Tesla both created different inventions through out their lives, which affected society greatly. Da Vinci, a genius, created many drawing for others. One of his drawings, the hygrometer monitors the humidity around the moisture-sensitive paintings. Da Vinci not only invented the hygrometer, but also invented other things. Da Vinci invented a diving apparatus with a snorkel attachment to use against the Turkish fleet. On the other hand, Tesla also invented many great things throughout his life. One of Tesla’s inventions influenced everyone in the world. This great invention was the AC motor, which allowed the entire world to have electrical power. Beside the AC motor, Tesla also invented the Tesla Coil, which converts low-voltage electricity into a high-voltage spark. This invention improved society significantly. Both these men provided the world with different inventions when impacted society in a beneficial way.

In addition to differing in the kinds of inventions they created, they also differed in their achievement. Da Vinci’s achievements were mostly in his artwork and drawing. One of his achievements was the world’s best-known painting, the Mona Lisa, but it was later despised by Michelangelo. Another one of da Vinci’s achievements in his artwork was his last drawing before he died, which dealt with the apocalyptic visions of the world destroyed by a great deluge. This was his last achievement before he passed away. Most of his other achievements were associated with the military. Unlike da Vinci, Tesla had different achievements through out his life. One of his achievements was he invented the first radio-wave transmitter which could beam radio waves to Europe.

This transmitter later was copied by the Italian Guglielmo Marconi who invented a simpler one and sent radio signals across the Atlantic. In 1915, Tesla sued Marconi for convention of a radio patent. The same year when Tesla died the Supreme Court ruled once more that Tesla, not Marconi, had invented the first radio-wave transmitter. Although these two inventors had different achievement in their life but all of them are very important to the world.

Finally, these two unique men differed in their eccentricities. Da Vinci, who looked as normal as other human beings, had incredible eyesight. He was able to see super fast swirling water and turbulent motions that would not even be revealed to ordinary people, unless there was a slow-motion camera present. This was a rare and unique acuity that da Vinci had in his life. Da Vinci not only had incredible eyesight, he was also a very strong person. He could bend a horseshoe just by his two bare hands. His strength was unbelievable. Tesla, on the other hand had different eccentricities. Tesla had a photographic memory. He was able to visualize mechanical devices precisely without drawing them. This unique genius could just look at a person for a few seconds and remember exactly what that person were and looked like. The kind of eccentricity da Vinci and Tesla possessed was very unique. Hardly anyone on this earth today can compare.

In conclusion, although Rousseau did not have Leonardo da Vinci and Nikola Tesla in mind when he spoke he was correct to believe that imagination makes life happier, but he would mostly agree that both men had extraordinary imagination, which brought about improvements in modern life. Their inventions, achievements and unusual eccentricities made them both an extraordinary person in history.