Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 621.3092 EAN: 9781559723299 ISBN: 1559723297 Label: Citadel Manufacturer: Citadel Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 542 Publication Date: 1996-11 Publisher: Citadel Sales Rank: 629131 Studio: Citadel
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Product DescriptionNikola Tesla, credited by many as the inspiration for radios, robots, and even radar, has been called the patron saint of modern electricity. 'Wizard' is the definitive biography of this founding father of modern technology of photos .
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Rating: - Excellent read if you want to know more about the man
I read through most of the reviews of this book, and find them, for the most part, dead on.
I did not buy it via Amazon (the horror!), but actually went to a bookstore looking for a book on Nikola Tesla, wanting to learn more about the fascinating individual.
After going through about 10 books by different authors, what made me choose this one was the sheer number of references the author used, including face to face interviews with people who knew Tesla.
Rating: - Very good book
In my opinion this was a very good book about Tesla, but I must confess, I have not read any other biographies on him so I have nothing to compare it to. As others have stated, the book has lots of details about Tesla's personal life and his relationships with business associates like J.P. Morgan, Westinghouse, Edison, etc.
Tesla was clearly a genius and anyone who says otherwise knows nothing about his accomplishments. Titans like J.P. Morgan became concerned about Tesla's intentions ... Read More
Rating: - Do not waste your Money
If you want to read a good biography of Nikola Tesla I would recommend you two books: Man out of Time or Nikola Tesla: A spark of genius...
Rating: - Worst book on Tesla ever!
This is by all means the worst book on Nikola Tesla ever! This book portrays Tesla in a way that he never was, a confused lunatic with confused visions and a hard line nationalist attitude. It is no wonder that one reader nicknamed huh concluded that Tesla was stupid and was not able to finish most of his inventions (by the way, this guy sounds like someone from Edison's camp). Tesla was born in an environment of constant clashes between Croats and Serbs, and Ottoman empire (not "Asian barbarians" as ... Read More
Rating: - The Best on Nikola Tesla
Without a doubt the most comprehensive book I have read on Mr. Tesla's life. This edition is meant for that reader who wants very detailed events and accomplishments about the scientist life. Mr. Seifer's research about Nikola Tesla's early life, his early school years, formal education and subsequent acquaintances establishes an overall base on which the reader can reference easily as the book progresses into Mr. Tesla's later years. The author brings to the reader's mind the fact that Nikola Tesla ... Read More
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- Excellent read if you want to know more about the man
- Do not waste your Money