Was tesla gay

Nikola Tesla

Serbian American Inventor, Scientist, and Futurist

July 10, 1856 - January 7, 1943

Best recognizable as one of most brilliant mechanical and electrical engineers in history, an extremely prolific inventor if also a bit of a weirdo (maybe a lot of one). His oddness (in part due to his sexlessness and germophobia) is part of the reason he was not as fondly remembered as his contemporaries until more recently. He was Thomas Edison's rival and superior in maybe everything aside from self-promotion. Invented the Alternating Current, the electric motor, a rotating magnetic field, the Tesla coil, what would get the radio, the remote control, adv lasers and robotics, among hundreds of other patents some useful, some unreal, and some bizarre.

Probable orientation: aroace or gay ace (argument could be made for bi ace)

He wrote an entire article on why he wouldn't get married "Mr. Tesla Explains Why He Will Never Marry" (originally published on August 10, 1924). His reasoning then was deeply sexist ("...Felt Unworthy of Female as She Used To Be, and Now He Can't Endure Her Trying to Outdo the Men") b

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The fastidious inventor was famously celibate, died a virgin, and had a strict personal hygiene regimen that could have prevented him from having sexual intimacy, even if he desired it. Many historians have posited that he was both asexual and aromantic.

Women fawned over him (I mean, observe at those dashing good looks!), but he often insisted that romance or sex would hinder his creativity and scientific abilities.

Speaking on these matters, he was quoted as saying:

“I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some creation of the brain unfolding to success&hell
By: Bryan K. Ludeña Campoverde
Nikola Tesla’s personal life has been the subject of much speculation, and there is no definitive proof of his sexual orientation. However, some evidence suggests that Tesla may acquire been gay. In addition to his close friendship with Robert Underwood Johnson, Tesla also had a strong emotional attachment to his friend George Sylvester Viereck, a poet and writer. Some of Tesla’s letters to Viereck include been described as having a romantic tone, with phrases like “I cannot help loving you dearly” and “I love you as a brother”.
Tesla was also known to be a private person, which may have contributed to the secrecy surrounding his personal life. In any case, his sexual orientation does not diminish his achievements as a brilliant inventor and engineer.
Tesla’s Labor and Its Connection to His Sexual Orientation
Some scholars have analyzed Tesla’s operate and inventions through a queer lens, suggesting that his fascination with electricity and light was linked to his own sexuality. For example, his invention of the Tesla coil, which produces high-voltage, low-current, and high-frequency alternating-current
My reflexive response to this doubt is: get a life. This is a puerile inquiry that seeks to pigeonhole a person rather than understand him.

A more considered answer might be: Tesla is an important historical figure and who we are as a people is an essential question. So, let's go there.

I will address this matter by looking at the broad issues of whether there is evidence of his sexual attraction to men or evidence of his acting upon this attraction.

Tesla was a lifelong bachelor with no known romantic interests, male or female, attached to him. He did maintain friendships with both men and women with more of the closer relationships organism with men^1.

There are two competing arguments which may apply to Tesla.

First, there is the Elton John argument. In the liner notes of a 1970s album, he explained the reason why he was not associated with women: his career made him too busy. Applying this accepted to Tesla, we say his protestations of being too active for a relationship were a cover-up.

Second, there is the Duke Ellington argument. He wrote an autobiography titled, "Music Is My Mistress." In one anecdote, he explains to his wife-to-be that even though they would be