Wizard : the life and times of Nikola Tesla : biography of a genius
Siefer, Marc J.
Wizard : the life and times of Nikola Tesla : biography of a genius / Marc J. Seifer - Secaucus, N.J. : Carol Pub. , c1996. - xiv, 542 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
"A Birch Lane Press book."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 477-485) and index.
"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, Wizard is the definitive biography of the man considered by many to be the founding father of modern electrical technology." "Wizard reveals the details of Tesla's struggles with competing contemporary inventors such as Edison, Steinmetz, and Marconi and with financial giants such as J. P. Morgan and John Jacob Astor as they were underwriting his laboratory work. (Tesla even worked for the Edison Company for several years.)" "Wizard brings to the fore an extraordinary man and recreates his life during one of the most exciting and innovative eras in America's history." "The book is illustrated with 16 pages of photographs and drawings, including the July 20, 1931, Time magazine cover for an issue celebrating the inventor's career."--BOOK JACKET.
9781559723299
95049919
Tesla, Nikola, 1856-1943
Electrical engineers----Biography----United States
Inventors---United States--- Biography
TK140.T4 / S65 1996
92 TES
Wizard : the life and times of Nikola Tesla : biography of a genius / Marc J. Seifer - Secaucus, N.J. : Carol Pub. , c1996. - xiv, 542 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
"A Birch Lane Press book."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 477-485) and index.
"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, Wizard is the definitive biography of the man considered by many to be the founding father of modern electrical technology." "Wizard reveals the details of Tesla's struggles with competing contemporary inventors such as Edison, Steinmetz, and Marconi and with financial giants such as J. P. Morgan and John Jacob Astor as they were underwriting his laboratory work. (Tesla even worked for the Edison Company for several years.)" "Wizard brings to the fore an extraordinary man and recreates his life during one of the most exciting and innovative eras in America's history." "The book is illustrated with 16 pages of photographs and drawings, including the July 20, 1931, Time magazine cover for an issue celebrating the inventor's career."--BOOK JACKET.
9781559723299
95049919
Tesla, Nikola, 1856-1943
Electrical engineers----Biography----United States
Inventors---United States--- Biography
TK140.T4 / S65 1996
92 TES
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