| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
306 pages, [8] unnumbered pages of plates ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [263]-290) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Everywhere is energy -- Born between today and tomorrow -- A glorious dream -- Reverberation of Heaven's artillery -- A whirling field of force -- As revolutionary as gunpowder was to warfare -- Order of the flaming sword -- Divine organ of sight -- Earthquakes and friends -- Fire and robots -- Like a god controlling nature's power -- Sheer audacity -- Too much of a poet and visionary -- So far ahead of his time -- Epilogue: Boldness of ignorance -- Appendix: The marvel of electricity. |
| Summary |
"Nikola Tesla invented the radio, robots, and remote control. His electric induction motors run our appliances and factories, yet he has been largely overlooked by history. In [this book, the author] presents a comprehensive portrait of this farsighted and underappreciated mastermind"--Amazon.com. |
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Describes how the formerly unappreciated scientist and inventor with the bizarre personal life and enigmatic behavior contributed so much to our modern world, including plans for cell phones, the internet, death-ray weapons and interstellar communications in the early 1900s. |
| Subject |
Tesla, Nikola, 1856-1943.
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Tesla, Nikola, 1856-1943. (OCoLC)fst00028173
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Electrical engineers -- United States -- Biography.
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Inventors -- United States -- Biography.
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Electrical engineering -- History.
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Electrical engineering. (OCoLC)fst01728596
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Electrical engineers. (OCoLC)fst01728648
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Inventors. (OCoLC)fst00978052
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Engineering (General)
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Biographies.
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Nonfiction.
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| ISBN |
9780393635447 (hardcover) |
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0393635449 (hardcover) |
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