Many women tried to find a spark with inventor Nikola Tesla, but no one had a voltage high enough to distract him from his work. Today, the Master of Lightning might identify as asexual and aromantic. But after decades of hardship and alternating currents of fortune and poverty, one little bird found the right frequency to complete his circuit. We look into Tesla's complicated relationship with romance, and how a few other inventors have managed in their own!

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