Nikola Tesla Quotes

A collection of quotes by Nikola Tesla.

Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) was a Serbian-American inventor, engineer, and physicist who made significant contributions to the development of modern alternating current (AC) electrical systems. Born in the village of Smiljan in present-day Croatia, Tesla studied electrical engineering and physics in Europe before immigrating to the United States in 1884.

Tesla began working for Thomas Edison's subsidiary, but their differing views on electricity soon led to a parting of ways. Tesla's most remarkable invention was the induction motor, which operated using alternating current and was highly efficient. This invention laid the foundation for the widespread adoption of AC power systems across the world.

Throughout his career, Tesla held more than 300 patents and made groundbreaking discoveries in various fields, such as wireless communication, robotics, and renewable energy. His most ambitious endeavor was to create a wireless transmission system known as the Wardenclyffe Tower. Although the project was never completed due to funding challenges, Tesla's visionary ideas paved the way for future advancements in wireless technology.

Tesla's contributions to science and technology have had a profound impact on the modern world. His work was instrumental in the development of AC power, which revolutionized the way electricity is generated and distributed. Despite facing numerous personal and financial struggles throughout his life, Tesla's genius and innovative mind continue to inspire and influence scientists and inventors to this day.

I donâ€™t care that they stole my idea. I care that they don

I donâ€™t care that they stole my idea. I care that they donâ€™t have any of their own.

Our virtues and our failings are inseparable, like force and

Our virtues and our failings are inseparable, like force and matter. When they separate, man is no more.

Inseparable Like Separate

Up to that time I never realized that I possessed any partic

Up to that time I never realized that I possessed any particular gift of discovery, but Lord Rayleigh, whom I always considered as an ideal man of science, had said so and if that was the case, I felt that I should concentrate on some big idea.

Time Science Man Thetimes Gifts

Invention is the most important product of man's creative br

Invention is the most important product of man's creative brain. The ultimate purpose is the complete mastery of mind over the material world, the harnessing of human nature to human needs.

Science Electricity

The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One

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.

Science Philosophy Insanity

Life is and will ever remain an equation incapable of soluti

Life is and will ever remain an equation incapable of solution, but it contains certain known factors.

Life Humor Funny Science Inspirational Inspiration

If Edison had a needle to find in a haystack, he would proce

If Edison had a needle to find in a haystack, he would proceed at once with the diligence of the bee to examine straw after straw until he found the object of his search.I was a sorry witness of such doings, knowing that a little theory and calculation would have saved him ninety per cent of his labor.

Science

The day science begins to study non-physical phenomena, it w

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.

Science Progress Invention Non Physical Phenomena

Let the future tell the truth, and evaluate each one accordi

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 have really worked, is mine.

Future

I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the h

I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some creation of the brain unfolding to success... such emotions make a man forget food, sleep, friends, love, everything.

Food

The spread of civilisation may be likened to a fire first, a

The spread of civilisation may be likened to a fire first, a feeble spark, next a flickering flame, then a mighty blaze, ever increasing in speed and power.

Power

The harness of waterfalls is the most economical method know

The harness of waterfalls is the most economical method known for drawing energy from the sun.

Before I put a sketch on paper, the whole idea is worked out

Before I put a sketch on paper, the whole idea is worked out mentally. In my mind I change the construction, make improvements, and even operate the device. Without ever having drawn a sketch I can give the measurements of all parts to workmen, and when completed all these parts will fit, just as certainly as though I had made the actual drawings. It is immaterial to me whether I run my machine in my mind or test it in my shop. The inventions I have conceived in this way have always worked. In thirty years there has not been a single exception. My first electric motor, the vacuum wireless light, my turbine engine and many other devices have all been developed in exactly this way.

Imagination

My method is different. I do not rush into actual work. When

My method is different. I do not rush into actual work. When I get a new idea, I start at once building it up in my imagination, and make improvements and operate the device in my mind. When I have gone so far as to embody everything in my invention, every possible improvement I can think of, and when I see no fault anywhere, I put into concrete form the final product of my brain.

Visualization