no, it's made aftera few photos of him that were just like that.
Tehy said he practivcly lived in his lab, constantly sorrounded by electricity jumping from one coil to another.
his assistents were scared as hall working in there, but he moved trough the room with utter confidence, knowing to the centimeter exactly where the charge can reach.
@Rictor - I heard some rumors (and read), that not only did he make plans for a shield, but allso otehr hadvanced projects. Remeber the Philadelphia experiment? - it was Tesla's work.
b.t.w. - do you know Teslas parents were Serbian and Croatian, he was born in Serbia but took Croatian natinality?