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Author:

Munson, Richard, author.

Title:

Tesla : inventor of the modern / Richard Munson.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

W.W. Norton & Company,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

306 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

Subject:

Tesla, Nikola,--1856-1943.
Electrical engineers--United States--Biography.
Inventors--United States--Biography.
Electrical engineering--History.
Biographies.

Notes:

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.

ISBN:

0393635449
9780393635447

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1005117986

LCCN:

2017055596

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