Don't know if this has been brought up before or not (not gonna read the entire thread), and don't know a whole lot about Tesla really.

But I remember a radio show and the host mentioned that Tesla would put a pen and a piece of paper on his nightstand and when he woke up the information was written down. He also said that Tesla thought it came from aliens. And when he was in school his grades were far from being spectacular.

Anyway, it could be complete bunk, I have no idea. Just thought I'd mention it.