People 20 Weird Historical Photos That Will Make Your Jaw Drop A.C. 0 Original caption: Nikola Tesla (1856-1943), naturalized American physicist, sitting in his Colorado Springs laboratory with his “magnifying transmitter” in 1899. Stefano Bianchetti / Corbis via Getty Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 <1 ... 1011 12 1314 ... 20>