“In a crystal we have the clear evidence of the existence of …”

“In a crystal we have the clear evidence of the existence of a formative life-principle, and though we cannot understand the life of a crystal, it is none the less a living being.”

— Nikola Tesla

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Title: Wikiquote: Nikola Tesla
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Context

"The Problem of Increasing Human Energy: With Special Reference to the Harnessing of the Sun’s Energy", Century Illustrated Magazine, vol. 60, no. 2 (June 1900), p. 180

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Tesla, Nikola. (n.d.). Wikiquote: Nikola Tesla. Wikiquote. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Nikola_Tesla

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