The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine.

Nikola Tesla (attributed)

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Attributed to Nikola Tesla; versions appear in profiles and reminiscences of his later years, when his rivals were rich and he was not. The consolation is the long game: Tesla's alternating-current system does power the modern world, and his name now marks cars, units and craters. Vindication arrived — decades past the deadline.

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Nikola Tesla

Nikola Tesla'ya atfedilir; benzer sözler, rakiplerinin zengin, kendisinin olmadığı son yıllarına dair portre ve anılarda geçer. Teselli, uzun oyundadır: Tesla'nın alternatif akım sistemi bugün modern dünyayı sahiden besliyor; adı artık arabalarda, birimlerde ve kraterlerde. Aklanma geldi — son teslim tarihinden on yıllar sonra.

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Background reading: Nikola TeslaAttribution and context are revised when stronger evidence appears. Corrections are welcome through the editorial page.
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