Wizard:: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla
“The story of one of the most prolific, independent, and iconoclastic inventors of this century…fascinating.”—Scientific American
Nikola Tesla (1856-1943), credited as the inspiration for radio, robots, and even radar, has been called the patron saint of modern electricity. Based on original material and previously unavailable documents, this acclaimed book is the definitive biography of the man considered by many to be the founding father of modern electrical technology. Among Tesla’s creations were the channeling of alternating current, fluorescent and neon lighting, wireless telegraphy, and the giant turbines that harnessed the power of Niagara Falls.
This essential biography is illustrated with sixteen pages of photographs, including the July 20, 1931, Time magazine cover for an issue celebrating the inventor’s career.
“A deep and comprehensive biography of a great engineer of early electrical science–likely to become the definitive biography. Highly recommended.”–American Association for the Advancement of Science
“Seifer’s vivid, revelatory, exhaustively researched biography rescues pioneer inventor Nikola Tesla from cult status and restores him to his rightful place as a principal architect of the modern age.” –Publishers Weekly Starred Review
“[Wizard] brings the many complex facets of [Tesla’s] personal and technical life together in to a cohesive whole….I highly recommend this biography of a great technologist.” –A.A. Mullin, U.S. Army Space and Strategic Defense Command, COMPUTING REVIEWS
“[Along with A Beautiful Mind] one of the five best biographies written on the brilliantly disturbed.”–WALL STREET JOURNAL
“Wizard is a compelling tale presenting a teeming, vivid world of science, technology, culture and human lives.”-
ASIN : B005VSN8RI
Publisher : Citadel Press; Reprint edition (October 24, 2011)
Publication date : October 24, 2011
Language : English
File size : 5890 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 580 pages
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