Dilemmas
Throughout Tesla's career as an inventor, much of his progress was slowed, or even ground to a halt due to a lack of funding for experiments or equipment. In one of his biggest projects, the Wardenclyffe Tower, a building capable of global radio transmission and supplying wireless power, the construction was cancelled. This was due to there not being enough money to back the experiment. Like with many other things, much of inventing comes down to being able to afford the equipment and materials to experiment or design new things.
The Warden Clyffe Tower in 1904, soon before it went into disrepair.
Picture Thanks to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wardenclyffe_Tower
Picture Thanks to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wardenclyffe_Tower