I'm an inventor. I became interested in long-term trends because an invention has to make sense in the world in which it is finished, not the world in which it is started.

An invention has to make sense in the world it finishes in, not in the world it started.

I consider myself an inventor, entrepreneur, and author.

The right of an inventor to his invention is no monopoly - in any other sense than a man's house is a monopoly

The telephone is virtual reality in that you can meet with someone as if you are together, at least for the auditory sense.

I decided to be an inventor when I was five. My parents had given me a few various enrichment toys like erector sets, and for some reason I had the idea that if I put things together just the right way, I could create the intended effect.