Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and futurist best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current electricity supply system.
Born: 10 July 1856, Smiljan, Croatia
Died: 7 January 1943, The New Yorker Hotel, New York, United States
Here are some popular quotes and statements from Nikola Tesla.
The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine.
The day science begins to study non-physical phenomena, it will make more progress in one decade than in all the previous centuries of its existence.
Our virtues and our failings are inseparable, like force and matter. When they separate, man is no more.
The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite insane.
I do not think you can name many great inventions that have been made by married men.
The spread of civilization may be likened to a fire; first, a feeble spark, next a flickering flame, then a mighty blaze, ever increasing in speed and power.
If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration. I don't care that they stole my idea … I care that they don't have any of their own. The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly.