Tesla
Subtitle: inventor of the modern
By: Richard Munson
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
ISBN-13: 9780393635447
Subjects: Electrical engineering; Inventors; Electrical engineers; Biography; History
Description: "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." -- Publisher's description
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Everywhere is energy; title: Born between today and tomorrow; title: A glorious dream; title: Reverberation of Heaven's artillery; title: A whirling field of force; title: As revolutionary as gunpowder was to warfare; title: Order of the flaming sword; title: Divine organ of sight; title: Earthquakes and friends; title: Fire and robots; title: Like a god controlling nature's power; title: Sheer audacity; title: Too much of a poet and visionary; title: So far ahead of his time; title: Epilogue: Boldness of ignorance; title: Appendix: The marvel of electricity.