USA Africa Dialogue Series - Of Nikola Tesla and Raji Fashola

 

. Of   Nikola Tesla and Raji Fashola by Augustine Togonu-Bickersteth,London England !

The Story of the 20^th century    has been described as  the story of   Electricity and for this reason Nikola Tesla has been referred to as the Father of the 20^th century.

Nikola Tesla was born  June 28 1856 by the (old Style)Julian Calendar but July 10  1856  by the Gregorian Calendar.

 Tesla was an inventor, Mathematician, Physicist, Mechanical Engineer and Electrical  Engineer he  is amongst  other things famous for the development of the Alternating  Current(AC)   system of power supply. Of Tesla, Time Magazine captioned "All the world"s his Power House"

Whereas Raji Fashola   Nigeria"s Minister of Power Works and Housing  was born June 28 1963.He was a member of the Action Congress(AC) now to become Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and merged into APC.

 

 I like the fact that Nikola Tesla rhymes with Raji Fashola.

Interestingly also in the United States is Elon Musk a Canadian, -South African- American   Physicist,  Engineer and Business Magnate born on June 28 1971 . Musk is into the Production of Electric Cars with his Company TESLA Motors he also founded  Solar City for the provision of Solar Power

 For the fact that Nigeria is an Electricity  hungry Country, I hope that she would be part of the events marking the 160^th anniversary of  the birth Nikola Tesla as a way of engaging the minds of Nigerians on the very important subject  of Electricity

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