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Nikola Tesla Quote
 | Source/Notes: To a secretary, as quoted in Tesla: Man Out of Time (1998) by Margaret Cheney, ISBN 0743215362, p.165 (footnote) |
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 | “Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in that grey twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.” ―Theodore Roosevelt Source/Notes: The Strenuous Life: Essays and Addresses (1900), Speech to Hamilton Club, Chicago, Ill., 10 Apr. 1899 |
 | “Being an artist means ceasing to take seriously that very serious person we are when we are not an artist.” ―Jose Ortega y Gasset Source/Notes: The Dehumanization of Art (1948) |
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Nikola Tesla
Born: July 10, 1856
Died: January 7, 1943 (aged 86)
Nationality: American
Occupation: Inventor
Bio: Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American inventor, physicist, mechanical engineer, electrical engineer, and futurist. He is best known for his contributions to the modern alternating current electrical supply system. Tesla's patents and theoretical work helped form the basis of wireless communication and radio.
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