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Tesla: Man Out of Time

by: Margaret Cheney

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 621.3092
EAN: 9780743215367
ISBN: 0743215362
Label: Touchstone
Manufacturer: Touchstone
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 400
Publication Date: October 02, 2001
Publisher: Touchstone
Sales Rank: 3054
Studio: Touchstone



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In Tesla: Man Out of Time, Margaret Cheney explores the brilliant and prescient mind of one of the twentieth century's greatest scientists and inventors. Called a madman by his enemies, a genius by others, and an enigma by nearly everyone, Nikola Tesla was, without a doubt, a trailblazing inventor who created astonishing, sometimes world-transforming devices that were virtually without theoretical precedent. Tesla not only discovered the rotating magnetic field -- the basis of most alternating-current machinery -- but also introduced us to the fundamentals of robotics, computers, and missile science. Almost supernaturally gifted, unfailingly flamboyant and neurotic, Tesla was troubled by an array of compulsions and phobias and was fond of extravagant, visionary experimentations. He was also a popular man-about-town, admired by men as diverse as Mark Twain and George Westinghouse, and adored by scores of society beauties.

From Tesla's childhood in Yugoslavia to his death in New York in the 1940s, Cheney paints a compelling human portrait and chronicles a lifetime of discoveries that radically altered -- and continue to alter -- the world in which we live. Tesla: Man Out of Time is an in-depth look at the seminal accomplishments of a scientific wizard and a thoughtful examination of the obsessions and eccentricities of the man behind the science.





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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Excellent biography!
After reading this book, I truly feel like I have gotten to know Tesla on a personal level. I feel ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Good history of Tesla
Found this to be an excellent review of his life, and what he had gone through. The book is very readable, ... Read More


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Interesting depiction of Tesla's Life, yet not fully satifying
Cheney provides a lot of in depth information about Tesla's personal life, which at times is interesting. She ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Electrifying Read!
For some odd reason, there are not very many books out there on Tesla. This one is all it takes.

The ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Absolutely mind-boggling
I found this book to be absolutely mind-boggling. It is incredible that one man could be a pioneer in so many separate ... Read More

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