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- Nicola Tesla, no matter how much he is praised, it's always way too little.

- Henry Ford: Giving the world mass production and giving his workers (comparatively) high wages for the time.

It's correct spelling is Nikola Tesla, but yes, he is the enabler of modern society and the way we live today.

The Oatmeal has a nice comic about him: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/tesla