Tesla

Hundreds of years after his death, a cadre of rogue technologists stumbled upon the more secretive, esoteric research of Nicola Tesla. His previously unknown discoveries regarding wireless electricity transmission, gyroscopic magnetism, and gravity inversion propelled this cadre down a path of trans-dimensional imperialism. These discoveries eventually led to a wealth of technologies. The cadre learned how to transit matter (and importantly organisms) to random dimensions and how to harness the power generated by strong and weak molecular forces.

Historical Accuracy
Link to info about Tesla's actual work, and myths about his discoveries.

Teslacademy
Tesla's influence initially lay in technological and scientific realms alone. Devoted Teslacademies were founded to educate the best and brightest young minds, claiming to teach secret concepts and techniques otherwise unknown. While it was true that students of Teslacademies did accomplish shocking feats of science, most of the educated world doubted the existence of any secrets. Advances in Teslan energy storage and transfer, paired with intense focus on logistics and mathematical modeling, fueled developments in communication, transportation, and agriculture beyond the wildest dreams of non-scientists and soon beyond even the expectations of non-Teslan technologists.

Teslanic Scripture
However the discoveries made by early Teslan technologists soon spooled up in complexity until few, if any, individuals could fully comprehend the implications of the discoveries. Teslan science began to wear a shroud of steadily increasing opacity. As the influence of Teslan technology became even mundane and ubiquitous, it became less understood. Tesla himself was mysticized and revered by many segments of society. Centuries after his earthly stint, synagogues arose around the interpretation of what was once Teslan science. At that point his old lab notebooks and publications were treated more as Teslanic scripture than anything else. The ages acted as a linguistic kaleidoscope to those who attempted to learn the old ways from old texts. Much of the science Tesla had used was long since obsolete and forgotten due to Teslan advances. The technology had become self-sustaining. Does a swift in the treetop canopy know the least bit about roots? It was only a matter of time (millennia actually) until Tesla had been fully deified.

It all starts with one new, true observation, which is undeniably a rarity. Observation becomes information which is processed and honed into knowledge. This knowledge is proven correct many times until it is accepted as wisdom. This wisdom is repeated and shared in a growing variety of contexts until the original meaning and accuracy is all but lost. We are left with an aphorism, an adage, even a fable perhaps. Then the moss begins to grow as history becomes myth.

From there we can tell it as a story, or live by it as a religion. But the real question is, what was that one new, true observation?