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Nikola Tesla, an FBI file and a “death ray” in a hotel safe — he was born 170 years ago today. When Nikola Tesla died poor and alone at the Hotel New Yorker in 1943, the Office of Alien Property seized around 80 boxes from his estate. The rumor at the time: his legendary “death ray” was locked in the hotel safe. The safe was opened by MIT professor John G. Trump — uncle of the later U.S. president. His report: a harmless measuring device. That’s the official version — and the FBI file is public for anyone to read today. Also in our documentary reel (2:15): how Tesla sent 250,000 volts through his own body in 1891, how his radio-controlled boat “answered” the cube root of 64 with four blinks of light in 1898 — and why every MRI in the world still measures in “tesla.” Born 170 years ago today — at midnight, legend says, during a lightning storm. We remember the man who lit the world. 🕯️ You can light a candle for him on his memorial page at emoria.app. Which part surprised you most: the safe, the 250,000 volts or the boat? PS: At the 1893 World’s Fair, Tesla and Westinghouse won the lighting contract with a $399,000 bid — against $1.72 million from Edison’s General Electric. 92,000 lamps. #NikolaTesla #History #Inventor Photos: The Nikola Tesla Museum · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Death-ray scene: AI illustration