A picture of the late XIX century is popular on the network, on which a person who looks like a famous scientist sits on the beach in a T -shirt with the inscription “Swimming Instructor”. We checked whether we are really one of the episodes of the biography of Nikola Tesla.
The most common signature under this photo on the network is “Nikola Tesla - swimming instructor. New York. 1900 ". The fact that the mustachioed young man in the picture is one of the most influential inventors in history is reported by such entertainment sites as Joyreactor, "Personality" Pinterest, "Norm","Picabu", As well as communities on Facebook ("Intellectual" Historicana.ru), Twitter ("Historical photos") And" VKontakte "(Royal Moments).
The Serbian-American engineer, physics and diverse inventor Nicolas Tesla was not just nicknamed "the person who invented the 20th century." Despite a long life (Tesla lived for 86 years), the main achievements and discoveries of the scientist were the previous one, XIX, as well as his youth and maturity. In 1884 Serb Arrived In New York, because of the ocean with 4 cents in a pocket, several own poems and calculations of the aircraft. In 1900, Tesla turned 44, and he was a successful American. This is how he looked in the area 1890 And 1896 years, respectively:
As you can see, the years have not passed for a scientist without a trace: bald patches along the edges of the forehead, wrinkles around the nose. While the swimming instructor with a well -known photo looks very young and does not suffer from allopecia:
Moreover, it is known where and when this photograph was taken. It can be seen on page The Department of Parks and New York Recreation areas with the signature: “Swimming instructor and swimsuit. Midland Beach, Staten Island, 1898. " Other important details are not reported. Most likely, if this is the celebrity of the rank of Tesla, the people engaged in his heritage in the USA, would recognize the scientist and the signature would look different.
At the same time, in any biography of Nikola Tesla it is not said that he had ever worked part in this way. In autobiography, a scientist reportsthat he knew how to swim in childhood, but twice almost drowned in the river by negligence. Not very encouraging career for swimming instructor. Moreover, Tesla's financial capabilities by 1898, thanks to many discoveries and patents, allowed not to be distracted by such things.
Most likely not true
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WAS NIKOLA TESLA A Swimming Instructor?
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