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January 7th marks the anniversary of Nikola Tesla’s death. He passed away on this date in 1943, 83 years ago, alone in his New York apartment—but his achievements, along with his hope and dreams for the future, place him among the greatest scientific icons in human history.
January 7th also holds significance in the Orthodox Christian calendar as the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. This date follows the Julian calendar and corresponds to December 25th in the Gregorian calendar used by Western Christianity. The difference is rooted in historical and calendrical traditions between Eastern and Western Christian churches. For Tesla—raised in a Serbian Orthodox household—January 7th wasn’t just a date on a page; it was part of the cultural world he came from.
Coincidentally, this date also marks Nikola Tesla’s final diary entry in his Colorado Springs Notes in 1900 (pictures below). Beyond the usual descriptions of photographs, Tesla writes about experiments he planned to carry out after leaving Colorado Springs. He described the work completed there as satisfactory, stating that his primary aim had been “to perfect the apparatus and make general observations.” The apparatus he envisioned next—an improved oscillator capable of achieving results beyond anything he had yet obtained—would later become known as his Magnifying Transmitter. It was designed not only for wireless signaling and telephony, but ultimately for the transmission of power to any point on the globe, regardless of distance—offering the world cheap, clean energy.
On January 7th, 1905, Nikola Tesla also published an article titled “The Transmission of Electrical Energy Without Wires as a Means for Furthering Peace.” In it, Tesla outlined his belief that wireless energy transmission could improve global access to resources and reduce conflict between nations. He viewed scientific advancement as a tool for cooperation, stability, and the betterment of humanity. (Article: http://tfcbooks.com/tesla/1905-01-07.htm )
More than eight decades after his death, Tesla’s legacy lives on—almost beyond calculation. His work remains woven into the fabric of the modern world. Today, we honor a man whose triumphs became humanity’s triumphs, and whose vision for the future still challenges us to think bigger, act wiser, and aim higher.
“Let the future tell the truth and evaluate each one according to his work and accomplishments. The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine.”
