Nikola tesla Grace lyons, logan koski,and ashlee caplinger

Outlier Definition “out-li-er noun: something that is situated away from or classified differently from a main or related body.” (Gladwell, M.)

Thesis Our research shows that Nikola Tesla is a good example of Malcolm Gladwell's theory of success because of his family background, above average intellectual skills at a young age, and early opportunities.

Early Life Smiljan, Austria

Family -His mother, Djuka Tesla, spoke four languages and influenced Nikola with her strong engineering background (Wilson) -His father, Milutin Tesla, was a priest and knew the entire bible by heart (Wilson) -“Cultural legacies are powerful forces.” (Gladwell)

Early Schooling When he was five, he studied German, religion, and math in a school in his home town of Smijan, Austria. He had to be monitored during his math tests to confirm he was not cheating At age 5, he was experimenting with the power of water, and by age 9, he had improved the water-powered eggbeater In 1870, he attended the Higher Real Gymnasium for high school (1870- 1873)

IQ He had a high level of intelligence identified in childhood Had an IQ that fell into the "very superior range" (140- 160)

"There is nothing about an individual as important as his IQ, except ​possibly his morals[...] we must look for production of leaders who ​advance science, art, government, education, and social welfare generally" ​(Gladwell) “That group of young geniuses came to be known as they ‘termites’, and they were the subjects of what would become one of the most famous psychological studies in history”(Gladwell)

Dramatic Event Illness: -Cholera: a bacterial disease causing severe diarrhea and dehydration, usually spread in water -Was bed ridden for 9 months -Father’s promise

Secondary schooling and Early career

College “At the age of 19, he was studying electrical engineering at the Polytechnic Institute at Graz in Austria” (King)

College continued He went on a military scholarship Lost his scholarship sophomore year because he argued with a professor Ended up dropping out of college because he didn't have enough money to attend

Post Schooling Moved to Budapest where he worked at a telephone exchange and cam up with the idea of the induction motor (“Nikola Tesla”) Then moved to New York to pursue his dreams

Thomas Edison -Apprenticeship -Edison made a bet that if Tesla was able to improve upon the DC generator plants, he would pay him $50,000 (Wilson) -Tesla completed the task but was never rewarded with the money

Peak of Success and Legacy

Tesla Coils

Alternating Current

Remote Control

Induction Motor

Insane Ideas Contact with aliens A big tower to give energy to the entire world “I expect to photograph thoughts” (Nikola Tesla)

Legacy Tesla has had such a major influence on modern technology that companies are being named after him: Car company, airport, telecommunications group, computer graphics processor, a social transformation conference , and a rock band (Andrews)

Belgrade Nikola Tesla airport Legacy Belgrade Nikola Tesla airport Tesla rock band

Tesla Cars

Conclusion Nikola Tesla supports Malcolm Gladwell's theory of success because of his cultural and family background, high academic skills as an adolescent carrying on into his adult years, and early mentoring opportunities from Thomas Edison.

“Success is not a random act “Success is not a random act. It arises out of a predictable and powerful set of circumstances and opportunities” (Gladwell)

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Works Cited -The first electricity quote http://www.5meerkats.com/smarty/TL5B/ An image of the Tesla house http://www.teslasociety.com/teslahouse.htm tesla house -A chart of IQ scores http://www.archure.net/psychology/IQs.html iq chart -An image of the University of Graz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Graz graz -An image of a remote control  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/Toshiba_Remote_Control_CT%209863.jpg -An image of Tesla’s alternating current   http://energycatalyzer3.com/files/2014/09/Electric-AC-Voltage.jpg  -an image of Tesla’s invention of the Tesla coil  http://www.teslacoildesign.com/images/teslacoil.jpg

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