"Modern science says: 'The sun is the past, the earth is the present, the moon is the future.' From an incandescent mass we have originated, and into a frozen mass we shall turn. Merciless is the law of nature, and rapidly and irresistibly we are drawn to our doom."
Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American inventor and electrical engineer known for his work on alternating current power systems. His inventions and patents helped shape modern electrical transmission and industrial power use.