Nikola Tesla? Orrin E. Dunlap Jr.? Thomas P. Hughes? Apocryphal? Question for Quote Investigator: The famous inventor and futurist Nikola Tesla apparently said the following: Be alone, that is the secret of invention. Would you please help me to find a citation? Reply from Quote Investigator: In 1934 Nikola Tesla was interviewed in “The New …
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Quote Origin: The Problem With Television Is That the People Must Sit and Keep Their Eyes Glued on a Screen; the Average American Family Hasn’t Time for It
The New York Times? Orrin E. Dunlap Jr.? Apocryphal? Question for Quote Investigator: Wildly inaccurate predictions are always amusing. Apparently, an article in “The New York Times” contended that television broadcasting would never surpass radio broadcasting because people would never be willing to sit and stare at a screen for hours on end. Would you …