Quotes About Technology

They then build detectors that patiently wait for the faint signal of a dark-matter particle passing through and perturbing a nucleus.

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. It was the third of Arthur C. Clarke's three laws of prediction.

In our culture of multitasking, according to Professor Clifford Nass of Stanford University, "The neural circuits devoted to scanning, skimming, and multitasking are expanding and strengthening, while those used for reading and thinking deeply, with sustained concentration, are weakening or eroding."5

In our culture of multitasking, according to Professor Clifford Nass of Stanford University, "The neural circuits devoted to scanning, skimming, and multitasking are expanding and strengthening, while those used for reading and thinking deeply, with sustained concentration, are weakening or eroding.

Very funny, Scotty. Now beam me up my clothes.

I haven't lost my mind... it's backed up on disk somewhere.

The art of exorcising machines has been lost for so long that we have not a single book of prayers and ceremonies concerning it.

Within a week, the entire nation was raving about alternating current as the future of electricity. The fair was a debilitating blow to Edison's direct current, and foreshadowed the coup de grace in the War

When wireless is fully applied the earth will be converted into a huge brain, capable of response in every one of its parts," Tesla promised.

In 1891, in his New York City lab, Tesla proved that energy could be transmitted through the air by wirelessly lighting lamps. This discovery fascinated Tesla, sparking his lifelong obsession with wireless energy. He immediately envisioned a network of transmission stations that would provide free, wireless energy to not only the United States, but the world.

He wirelessly lit over 200 lamps from a distance of over 25 miles, proving that electricity could be transmitted great distances through the air.

secure military communications, and even pictures to any point in the world. "When wireless is fully applied the earth will be converted into a huge brain, capable of response in every one of its parts," Tesla promised.

York City attorney—in 1887 to learn more about his alternating current theories and designs. Tesla passionately described how the entire system would work,

declared Tesla as the true "father of radio.

that this form of electricity would ever be available in non-metropolitan areas.

Nikola Tesla Imagination and the Man That Invented the 20th Century

In 1898, Tesla announced his latest invention: a way to remotely control machines with radio technology. Skepticism was widely expressed and quickly diffused thanks to his Madison Square Garden demonstration of remotely driving a small metal boat through an indoor pond. Many spectators believed that he was

Disgusted by Edison's shameless cruelty and dishonesty, Tesla began performing regular exhibitions of his technology in his laboratory in which he lighted lamps by allowing alternating current electricity to flow through his body. Public opinion swung to and fro, unsure of whom to believe.

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became known, was slow and expensive. Delays in receiving equipment plagued Tesla due to the complicated and unusual nature of his designs. In 1903, the tower structure was nearly complete, and the transmitter was operational. As testing began, residents in the area reported seeing "all sorts

We rely on geniuses to entertain us, educate us, lead us, and show us all what our species is capable of. We rely on geniuses to give us smart phones, electric cars, cures for diseases, social networking sites, sublime art, world-class food, and, indeed, the very fabric of our culture.

When the great truth accidentally revealed and experimentally confirmed is fully recognized, that this planet, with all its appalling immensity, is to electric currents virtually no more than a small metal ball and that by this fact many possibilities, each baffling imagination and of incalculable consequence, are rendered absolutely sure of accomplishment,

Schweizer Wissenschaftler hatten herausgefunden, dass sich auf der Welt immer mindestens zehntausend Maschinen gleichzeitig in der Luft befanden. Mit über einer Million Passagieren an Bord.

For politicians who worry about technology's geopolitical impact, it's tempting to get the government directly involved in subsidizing venture capital. But this is a mistake. In most cases, four simple steps will pay off more. Encourage limited partnerships. Encourage stock options. Invest in scientific education and research. Think globally.