Quote#Nature
The ideal solution of the problem of transportation will be arrived…
Quote byNikola Tesla · 1856–1943
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: A Means for Furthering Peace (1905).
English (original)
The ideal solution of the problem of transportation will be arrived at only when the complete annihilation of distance in the transmission of power in large amounts shall have become a commercial reality. That day we shall invade the domain of the bird. When the vexing problem of aerial navigation, which has defied his attempts for ages, is solved, man will advance with giant strides.
— Nikola Tesla
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