Tesla: Master of Lightning by Margaret Cheney, Robert Uth
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(Hardcover - Special Value)
- Pub. Date: October 1999
- 192pp
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: October 1999
- Publisher: Fall River Press
- Format: Hardcover, 192pp
- ISBN-13: 9780760710050
- ISBN: 0760710058
- Edition Description: Special Value
Synopsis
This is the story of a genius--the enigmatic Nikola Tesla (1856-1943)--and his vast contribution to science. Years in the making, this thoroughly researched volume presents important new materials: archival documents and photographs; excerpts from Tesla's writings, lectures, and diaries; selections from his correspondence (some previously unpublished). By placing Tesla's patents and inventions in historical context, the book documents how aspects of television, X-rays, satellite transmission, and advance defense systems such as the U.S. Strategic Defense Initiative (Star Wars) were foreshadowed in Tesla's work. The 250 black-and-white and duotone images create an invaluable record of the man and his times vividly showcasing his inventions and working methods. Tesla: Master of Lightning illuminates the life and grand achievements of this eccentric wizard.
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Margaret Cheney is the author of three previous books, including the classic biography Tesla: Man Out of Time for which she received the first International Tesla Award. A former Associated Press editor, she is currently a member of the executive board of the Tesla Memorial Society. She resides in California.
Robert Uth is a documentary film producer and writer. With his wife, Simonida, he has spent years researching the life of Nikola Tesla. This research is also reflected in his documentary Tesla: Master of Lightning.
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Tesla: Master of Lightningby Anonymous
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May 28, 2000: This wonderful revelation of Nikola Tesla reminds me of Richard Patton's book 'The Autobiography of Jesus of Nazareth and the Missing Years' in which the human being was replaced by the Icon of Christianity. Tesla was politically emasculated so that we should believe he was a 'fringe' scientist instead of the great humanitarian this book reveals him to be. Both Patton and Cheney have revealed great men that came to release mankind from the illusion that we are not all connected to the greater force that many call God. Like Cheney's previous books on Tesla, this reveals new and wonderful frontiers that Tesla knew were real.
Tesla: Master of Lightningby Anonymous
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April 30, 2000: I purchased this book in a B&N bookstore, where I love to browse and relax. I associated the name of Tesla with the 'Tesla Coil', but like many engineers my age, did not study him in college or know much about his career. What an eye-opener! I only wish that I had Ms. Cheney's book when I was in high school. I read it in one sitting, then re-read it again, quoting passages to my wife and anyone else who would listen. The book is fantastic, and about an incredibly talented electrical engineer. I wish it was required reading in all college engineering courses.
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