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The progressive development of man [has as its] ultimate purpose the complete mastery of mind over the material world.

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Nikola Tesla
Age: 86 †
Born: 1856
Born: July 10
Died: 1943
Died: January 7
Electrical Engineer
Inventor
Mechanical Engineer
Physicist
Szmilján
Nicola Tesla
Tesla
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Mastery
Men
Progressive
World
Complete
Material
Materials
Ultimate
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