"If he [Thomas Edison] had a needle to find in a haystack, he would not stop to reason where it was most likely to be, but would proceed at once with the feverish diligence of a bee, to examine straw after straw until he found the object of his search. ... [J]ust a little theory and calculation would have saved him ninety percent of his labor."

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Source: Radio Power Will Revolutionize the World. Modern Mechanics and Inventions, July 193.

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Nikola Tesla

Inventor, Electrical Engineer

Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American inventor known for his contributions to the development of alternating current electrical systems and wireless technology.

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