Title: Tesla : a novel /
Authors: Wise, Tad, 1956-
Publisher: Turner Pub. ; Distributed by Andrews and McMeel,
Year: 1994
Subjects: Tesla, Nikola, Fiction.; Electrical engineers United States Fiction.; Inventors United States Fiction.; Electrical engineers Fiction.; Inventors Fiction
Abstract: A fictionalized biography of Nikola Tesla, the inventor of alternating current, a major development in electricity. The son of immigrants, he first works for Edison, then strikes out on his own. With Westinghouse's backing he produces a string of inventions, including fluorescent lighting. He dies a poor man.