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Wizard : the life and times of Nikola Tesla : biography of a genius / Marc J. Seifer

By:

Siefer, Marc J

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Secaucus, N.J. : Carol Pub. , c1996.Description: xiv, 542 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

9781559723299

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

92 TES

LOC classification:

TK140.T4 S65 1996

Summary: "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.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	92 TES (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		030996

"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.

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