Be alone, that is the secret of invention; be alone, that is when ideas are born.
NT
Nikola Tesla'An Inventor's Seasoned Ideas', The New York Times (1934)
About Nikola Tesla
Serbian American inventor who developed alternating current electrical systems. (1856-1943)
More from Nikola Tesla
- Let the future tell the truth and evaluate each one according to his work and accomplishments. The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine.Interview 'A Visit to Nikola Tesla', Politika (1927)
- Our virtues and our failings are inseparable, like force and matter. When they separate, man is no more.'The Problem of Increasing Human Energy', Century Magazine (1900)
- 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.Modern Mechanics and Inventions (1934)
- Money does not represent such a value as men have placed upon it.Interview 'A Visit to Nikola Tesla', Politika (1927)
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