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Author Munson, Richard, author.

Title Tesla : inventor of the modern / Richard Munson.

Publisher New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2018]

ISBN 9780393635447 (hardcover)



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 Washington Branch Adult  92 Tesla, Nikola    AVAILABLE  ---
 Waterville Branch Adult  92 Tesla, Nikola    AVAILABLE  ---

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Edition First edition.
Description 306 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references 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 Tesla, Richard Munson presents a comprehensive portrait of this farsighted and underappreciated mastermind.
Subject Tesla, Nikola, 1856-1943.
Subject(S) Electrical engineers -- United States -- Biography.
Inventors -- United States -- Biography.
Electrical engineering -- History.
Biographies.
ISBN 9780393635447 (hardcover)