Today is National Inventors’ Day, celebrated on February 11th, the anniversary of the birth of Thomas Alva Edison.

While it’s natural to focus on Thomas Edison, we should remember that this day is to honor all inventors. Many of the greatest inventors have been inducted into the The National Inventors Hall of Fame™.

The name of one of those inducted, Tesla, is now the mark of a new breed of electric automobile, appropriately named in his honor.

Tesla’s patents and theoretical work formed the basis of modern alternating current electric power (AC) systems, including the polyphase power distribution systems and the AC motor, with which he helped usher in the Second Industrial Revolution. Contemporary biographers of Tesla have deemed him “the man who invented the twentieth century” and “the patron saint of modern electricity.”

Here’s a YouTube video of the unveiling of the Tesla roadster, sporting a powerful governator.