Not only did he make his laboratory an open site for visitors to see what experiments were running, but he was also demonstrating the magnificence of the electricity by turning the bulb on by holding it in his hands letting the electricity run through him. But that is not the only thing that runs through his blood. Innovations are something he owes to his family. Tesla once wrote: “My mother was an inventor of the first order and would, I believe, have achieved great things had she not been so remote from modern life and its multi-fold opportunities. She invented and constructed all kinds of tools and devices and wove the finest designs from thread which was spun by her.” He thanked both his parents for his success.