The Economic Times

Quote of the day by Nikola Tesla, The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine The true story of the man who powered the world

Quote of the day by Nikola Tesla: Over 90% of the worlds electricity grids run on alternating current today. That system traces back to Nikola Tesla. The Nikola Tesla quote The present is theirs; the future is mine reflects long-term vision. Tesla lost public battles. In a 1909 New York Times interview, Tesla described a pocket-sized device that would let any person on Earth communicate instantly with anyone else through a global wireless network. He described the iPhone 98 years before Apple launched it.