The scientific man does not aim at an immediate result. He does not expect that his advanced ideas will be readily taken up.

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Nikola Tesla
Serbian-American inventor born in 1856 who designed the AC power system underpinning modern electrical infrastructure. Won the War of Currents against Edison's DC approach.
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