... much, in fact, that his father forbade him to read at night. In an attempt to enforce his decision, he hid all of the candles in the house. Tesla, thirsting for knowledge, made his own candles and continued to read at all hours. (Cheney, 1983) Tesla engaged in ... still less than six years old. His first was a fishing hook. Though he tried, Tesla could not catch frogs in the pond. He made a hook and was able to catch more frogs than anyone. His second was an attempt to harness nature's energy by using Maybugs (Junebugs in America). He harnessed ... the Maybugs to a small water wheel an...

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