Sourced, not decorative
“Of all things, I liked books best.” — My Inventions, Electrical Experimenter, 1919. “The practical success of an idea, irrespective of its inherent merit, is dependent on the attitude of the contemporaries.” — same source.
In his own words
Words of Tesla
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