We will obtain light directly
from the most economical process
that exists in nature.
Look —
lightning carries energy
without wires,
air is the best conductor.
Nothing is more fascinating
to study than nature itself.
To understand that great mechanism,
to discover the forces that work within it
and the laws that govern it,
is the most exalted task
of humankind.
The most exalted task of man
is to comprehend all forms
of manifest and ever-present energy.
Among them, the forms of electricity
and their mechanisms
are the most intriguing of all.
