From: The Mad Scientist Who Invented Our Present
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Is the world ready for your ideas?

Tesla's greatest failure was timing. He wanted to build global wireless networks in 1900. The technology and the economy were not ready. Sometimes, a great idea fails not because it is bad, but because it is too early. Timing is everything.

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Look at an idea you have and ask: what needs to exist in the world first for this to work?

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Tesla invented the motor that makes our home appliances and electric cars run.
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Tesla's system of alternating current (AC) beat Thomas Edison's direct current (DC) to power the ...
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Tesla tried to build a giant tower to send free electricity through the air.
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