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“When I was a little kid, I was really scared of the dark. But then I came to understand, dark just means the absence of photons in the visible wavelength--400 to 700 nanometers. Then I thought, well, it's really silly to be afraid of a lack of photons. Then I wasn't afraid of the dark anymore after that.”
― Elon Musk

“TESLA’S CAT
[Nikola Tesla’s favorite childhood companion] was the family’s black cat, Macak. Macak followed young Nikola everywhere, and they spent many happy hours rolling on the grass.

It was Macak the cat who introduced Tesla to electricity on a dry winter evening. “As I stroked Macak’s back,â€� he recalled, “I saw a miracle that made me speechless with amazement. Macak’s back was a sheet of light and my hand produced a shower of sparks loud enough to be heard all over the house.â€� Curious, he asked his father what caused the sparks. Puzzled at first, [his father] finally answered, “Well, this is nothing but electricity, the same thing you see through the trees in a storm.â€� His father’s answer, equating the sparks with lightning, fascinated the young boy. As Tesla continued to stroke Macak, he began to wonder, “Is nature a gigantic cat? If so, who strokes its back? It can only be God,â€� he concluded.”
― W. Bernard Carlson, Tesla: Inventor of the Electrical Age

“When a child is born its sense-organs are brought in contact with the outer world. The waves of sound, heat and light beat upon its feeble body, its sensitive nerve-fibres quiver, the muscles contract and relax in obedience: a gasp, a breath, and in this act a marvelous little engine, of inconceivable delicacy and complexity of construction, unlike any on earth, is hitched to the wheel-work of the Universe.”
― Nikola Tesla

“The idea of lying on a beach as my main thing just sounds like the worst â€� it sounds horrible to me. I would go bonkers. I would have to be on serious drugs. I’d be super-duper bored. I like high intensity.”
― Elon Musk

“If we want to avert an impending calamity and a state of things which may transform this globe into an inferno, we should push the development of flying machines and wireless transmission of energy without an instant’s delay and with all the power and resources of the nation.”
― Nikola Tesla, My Inventions

“I'm glad,â€� Tesla quipped, “that I am living in a place in which, though they can roast me in the papers, they cannot burn me at the stake.”
― Nikola Tesla

“I am filled with conviction that the interests of humanity would be best served if the United States remained true to its traditions and kept out of “entangling alliances.”
― Nikola Tesla, My Inventions

“Years hence it will be possible for nations to fight without armies, ships or guns, by weapons far more terrible, to the destructive action and range of which there is virtually no limit. A city, at any distance whatsoever from the enemy, can be destroyed by him and no power on earth can stop him from doing so.”
― Nikola Tesla, My Inventions

“Only through annihilation of distance in every respect, as the conveyance of intelligence, transport of passengers and supplies and transmission of energy will conditions be brought about someday, insuring permanency of friendly relations. What we now want most is closer contact and better understanding between individuals and communities all over the earth, and the elimination of that fanatic devotion to exalted ideals of national egoism and pride which is always prone to plunge the world into primeval barbarism and strife.”
― Nikola Tesla, My Inventions

“Our bodies are of such complexity of structure, the motions we perform are so numerous and involved, and the external impressions on our sense organs to such a degree delicate and elusive that it is hard for the average person to grasp this fact.”
― Nikola Tesla, My Inventions

“Two of humanity's greatest technological achievements (Alternating Current and Wireless Communication) were made by Tesla, yet he remains hugely unrecognized outside the scientific and geek circle. So, I hereby propose (to the United Nations) that 10th of July, the birthday of Nikola Tesla be recognized as International Invention Day.”
― Abhijit Naskar, The Constitution of The United Peoples of Earth

“If you are a student of science and still haven't studied the works of Tesla, then your entire scientific education has been a waste of time. Because most of the technological wonders of 21st Century, which the modern humans are so proud of, are the product of one marvellous human mind - Nikola Tesla.”
― Abhijit Naskar

“I mean, I think that if people are concerned about volatility, they should definitely not buy our stock. I’m not here [on an earnings call] to convince you to buy [Tesla] stock. Do not buy it if volatility is scary. There you go.”
― Elon Musk

“Is nature a gigantic cat? If so, who strokes its back?”
― W. Bernard Carlson, Tesla: Inventor of the Electrical Age

“Within a decade, the internal combustion engine automobile is likely to look exactly like what it is - a machine that converts gasoline into much more heat than forward motion, a bizarre antiquity.”
― Stephen Petranek, Unser Leben auf dem Mars: TED Books

“No mechanic now for modern cars, no doctor now for modern pathologies. The infinitesimal calculus of viral pathologies, unlocatable by traditional diagnostics, has entirely outstripped the mechanics of the body, just as the electronics of the modern car have outstripped the knowledge of its user. But one can imagine an electronic 'smartness' of the body (like 'smart' cars
or houses) that would inform you of all its anomalies, or even, by a kind of GPS effect, of your position in the space of human relations.”
― Jean Baudrillard, Cool Memories V: 2000 - 2004

“Buy & hold stock in companies where you love the product roadmap, sell where you don’t."
11/18/2020”
― Elon Musk

“Thomas Edison was no an inventor but a very evil wealthy man with connections to the most wealthy Americans. He killed animals in order to demonize Nikola Tesla, the greatest inventor in human history. However, you will never learn about Tesla in any school system because he never wanted to be wealthy and his inventions were for the purpose of helping mankind. When JP Morgan, one of the most evil wealthy men in America, found out that Tesla wanted to give every human in the world free electricity, he stopped paying him and destroyed his invention to supply that free electricity. This is why you'll never learn about Tesla in the public school system.”
― James Thomas Kesterson Jr

“Columbus has the standing egg, Tesla has the electromagnetic egg and Magee has the irradiated egg.”
― Steven Magee

“The development of Nikola Tesla's ideas by corporate governments has created a sick and dangerous world.”
― Steven Magee, Health Forensics

“Where you came from is merely stage one of the rocket that is your life. But stage one is absolutely necessary if you are going to fling a red Tesla out toward Mars.”
― J. Earp

“Kirkus (starred review): A lucid, expertly researched biography of the brilliant Nikola Tesla. (Readers) will absolutely enjoy (Munson’s) sympathetic, insightful portrait.

Booklist: Celebratory, comprehensive profile. �.A well-written, insightful addition to the legacy of this still-underappreciated visionary genius.

Library Journal: Entrepreneurs, inventors, engineers, and futurists will find this biography inspiring.

Gretchen Bakke (author of "The Grid"): Munson has provided us with an intimate tapestry of Tesla's life, personality, and inventions. Filled with quotes, and clearly researched with great care, Munson brings Tesla to life, not as a superhero but as a man—both ordinary and extraordinary. What surprised me, and proved to be one of the great pleasures of the book was to realize how much Tesla’s story is an immigrant story.

Anne Pramaggiore (CEO of Commonwealth Edison): Tesla is an exactingly-researched history and wonderfully crafted tale of one of the most important and fascinating visionaries of the technological age. This book’s teachings have never been more relevant than in today’s world of digital transformation.”
― Richard Munson, Tesla: Inventor of the Modern

“Soy obsesivo compulsivo por naturaleza. En lo relativo a ser un imbécil o a cagarla, soy tan capaz como cualquier otro, y de algún modo tengo la piel más dura gracias a todo el tejido cicatricial. Lo que me importa es ganar, y no a pequeña escala. Dios sabe por qué ... probablemente sea algo que se sustente en algún desagradable agujero negro psicoanalítico o en algún cortocircuito neuronal.”
― Ashlee Vance, Elon Musk: El creador de Tesla, PayPal y SpaceX que anticipa el futuro

“Nikola Tesla’s dream of a wireless global society is the nightmare of human biology.”
― Steven Magee

“Electrical engineers Michael Faraday, Nikola Tesla and Steven Magee all developed mental illness.”
― Steven Magee

“As my research into electromagnetic radiation progressed, I was turning into a strange mixture of Nikola Tesla, Bruce Banner, Dr John Ott and Karen Silkwood.”
― Steven Magee

“Elon Musk is on my RADAR.”
― Steven Magee

“If Tesla autopilot cars were airplanes, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) would have grounded them.”
― Steven Magee

“I'm glad,â€� Tesla quipped, “that I am living in a place in which, though they can roast me in the papers, they cannot burn me at the stake.”
― Marc J. Seifer

“Being a germaphobe is a trait I share with Nikola Tesla.”
― Steven Magee