Nikola Tesla: The Greatest Scientiest that History Has Forgotten
Discover the forgotten genius of Nikola Tesla with the best books on his life, inventions, and lost journals. From Margaret Cheney's definitive biography *Tesla* to Marc Seifer's *Wizard*, explore the history and science behind the maverick inventor whose ideas shaped our world. Uncover hidden histories and mind-bending conspiracies in this curated reading list.
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Tesla
by Margaret Cheney
Called a madman by some, a genius by others, and an enigma by nearly everyone, Nikola Tesla was possibly the greatest inventor the world has ever known. He was, without a doubt, a trail blazer who created astonishing, sometimes world-transforming, devices that were virtually without theoretical precedent. It was Tesla who introduced us to the fundamentals of robotry, computers, and missile science and helped pave the way for such space-age technologies as satellites, microwaves, beam weapons, and nuclear fusion. Yet, Tesla still remains one of the least-recognized scientific pioneers in history. Certainly he was one of the strangest of scientists - almost supernaturally gifted, erratic, flamboyant, and neurotic nearly to the point of madness. A dandy and popular man-about-town, he was admired by men as diverse as George Westinghouse and Mark Twain and adored by scores of society beauties. Yet his bewildering array of compulsions and phobias extended from such mundane subjects as food and clean linen to pearls and women's ears. He was fond of creating violent, neighborhood-threatening electrical storms in his apartment laboratory and once nearly knocked down a tall building by a attaching a mysterious "black box" to its side. ( He claimed he could have destroyed the entire planet with a similar device.) And because he kept so few notes, to this day we can only guess at the details of many of the fantastic scientific projects that occupied this fevered intellect. Margaret Cheney has written the definitive in-depth biography of this astonishing figure. From Tesla's childhood in Yugoslavia to his death in New York in the 1940's, Cheney both paints a compelling human portrait and chronicles a lifetime of discoveries that radically altered - and continue to alter - the world we live in. Cheney also casts important light on one of the central mysteries associated with Tesla - the whereabouts of the famous "missing scientific papers" that vanished at the time of the inventor's death. Tesla is a riveting journey into the mind and life of the eccentric wizard who was Edison's enemy, Mark Twain's friend, J.P Morgan's client, and hero and mentor to many of the 20th century's most famous scientists.
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Wizard
by Marc J. Seifer
A biography of the Croatian immigrant who "has been called the patron saint of electricity."
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The Fantastic Inventions of Nikola Tesla
by Nikola Tesla
"Nilola Tesla: complete bibliography" (p. 349-351).
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The Lost Journals of Nikola Tesla
by Tim Swartz
Go check your encyclopaedia to find the answers to the following questions: 1) Who invented the radio? 2) Who discovered X-rays? 3) Who invented the vacuum tube amplifier? In fact, while you're at it, check to see who discovered the fluorescent bulb, neon lights, speedometer, the automobile ignition system, and the basics behind radar, electron microscope, and the microwave oven. Despite what most history books say, all of these inventions were conceived and developed by a man named Nikola Tesla, possibly the greatest mind mankind has ever seen. Unfortunately, few people today have ever heard of Tesla and his fantastic inventions. After all, Tesla was considered an eccentric who talked of death rays that could destroy 10,000 aeroplanes at a distance of 250 miles, claimed to be able to split the Earth in two, believed that both voice and image could be transmitted through the air (in the late 1800's), and developed a science that could lead to free energy, antigravity and possibly weather modification. Now for the first time, Nikola Tesla's secret writings have been finally brought together in one fantastic book. Much of these notes have been withheld by the governments of the United States and Russia, for fear that their secret Black Project weapons and exotic science experiments would be discovered. But some notes have managed to slip out along with recent writings on projects based on Tesla science. Death rays -- antigravity aircraft -- free energy -- time travel and teleporatation are just a few of the amazing secrets revealed at last.
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My Inventions
by Nikola Tesla
"Originally appeared in the Electrical experimenter magazine in 1919"--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references.
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Nikola Tesla's Earthquake Machine
by Dale Pond
Includes a description of the invention, the theories behind its workings, and blueprints and instructions for creating a functioning earthquake machine
