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Nikola Tesla is one of the most enigmatic, curious and controversial figures in the history of science. An electrical pioneer as influential in his own way as Thomas Edison, he embodied the aspirations and paradoxes of an age of innovation that seemed to have the future firmly in its grasp. In an era that saw the spread of power networks and wireless telegraphy, the discovery of X-rays, and the birth of powered flight, Tesla made himself synonymous with the electrical future under construction but opinion was often divided as to whether he was a visionary, a charlatan, or a fool. Iwan Rhys Morus examines Tesla's life in the context of the extraordinary times in which he lived and worked, colourfully evoking an age in which anything seemed possible, from capturing the full energy of Niagara to communicating with Mars. Shattering the myth of the 'man out of time', Morus demonstrates that Tesla was in all ways a product of his era, and shows how the popular image of the inventor-as-maverick-outsider was deliberately crafted by Tesla - establishing an archetype that still resonates today.Product Identifiers
PublisherIcon Books LTD
ISBN-139781785786174
eBay Product ID (ePID)6046641263
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Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameNikola Tesla and the Electrical Future
Publication Year2020
SubjectScience, Physics
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaBiographies & True Stories
AuthorIwan Rhys Morus
Dimensions
Item Height198 mm
Item Weight270 g
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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorIwan Rhys Morus