Tesla
Subtitle: a novel
By: by Tad Wise.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Turner Pub.; Distributed by Andrews & McMeel
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Atlanta; Kansas City, Mo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 381
Subjects: Tesla, Nikola, 1856-1943 -- Fiction; Electric engineers -- Fiction; Inventors -- Fiction
Description: 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.