History is filled with inventors who changed the world, but very few became as mysterious, admired and misunderstood as Nikola Tesla. Long before wireless communication, remote control technology and modern electrical systems became part of everyday life, Tesla was imagining inventions that sounded impossible to most people around him. Many considered him brilliant. Others thought he was eccentric or unrealistic. But even his critics could never deny the scale of his imagination.
Among the many quotes associated with Tesla, one line still stands out today because it perfectly captures the frustration of creators whose ideas are copied, misunderstood or taken for granted.
