Nikola Tesla
Nikola Tesla
Nikola Teslawas a Serbian American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, physicist, and futurist best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating currentelectricity supply system...
ProfessionInventor
Date of Birth10 July 1856
CitySmiljan, Croatia
self joy sanctuary
Love: I recognize the emotion for what it is, an irrational self-destructive impulse, which is disguised as joy.
unique land profound
The recurrence of a phenomenon like Edison is not very likely. The profound change of conditions and the ever increasing necessity of theoretical training would seem to make it impossible. He will occupy a unique and exalted position in the history of his native land, which might well be proud of his great genius and undying achievements in the interest of humanity.
mistake mean people
They say much about the Einstein's theory now. According to Einstein the ether does not exist and many people agree with him. But it is a mistake in my opinion. Ether's opponents refer to the experiments of Maykelson - Morli [Michelson-Morley] who made attempts to detect the Earth's movement relative to the fixed-bed ether. These experiments failed, however it didn't mean the ether's non-existence. I always based as fact the existence of mechanical ether in my works and therefore I could achieve positive success.
should-have energy source
All peoples everywhere should have free energy sources.
sight years imagination
I cannot exaggerate the effect of this marvelous sight on my childish imagination. Day after day I asked myself what is electricity and found no answer. Eighty years have gone by since and I still ask the same question, unable to answer it.
proud croatians fatherland
I am equally proud of my Serbian origin and my Croatian fatherland.
fighting government individual
Fights between individuals, as well as governments and nations, invariably result from misunderstandings in the broadest interpretation of this term.
patents marconi fellows
Marconi is a good fellow. Let him continue. He is using 17 of my patents.
father book reading
Of all things I liked books best. My father had a large library and whenever I could manage I tried to satisfy my passion for reading.
married inventor married-life
Inventors don't have time for married life.
self discipline wish
I could only achieve success in my life through self-discipline, and I applied it until my wish and my will became one.
distance moving sea
We may produce at will, from a sending station. an electrical effect in any particular region of the globe; we may determine the relative position or course of a moving object, such as a vessel at sea, the distance traversed by the same, or its speed.
wheels external-influences engines
Every living being is an engine geared to the wheel-work of the universe.
alive began breed continue desirable governing interfere less nature pity roughly ruthless survival year
The year 2100 will see eugenics universally established. In past ages, the law governing the survival of the fittest roughly weeded out the less desirable strains. Then man's new sense of pity began to interfere with the ruthless workings of nature. As a result, we continue to keep alive and to breed the unfit.