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Prodigal Genius: The Life of Nikola Tesla (Paperback)

by John J. O'Neill (Author)

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Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Cosimo Classics (November 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1596057130
ISBN-13: 978-1596057135
Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 12.7 x 2.3 cm
Shipping Weight: 386 g

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Even the gods of old, in the wildest imaginings of their worshipers, never undertook such gigantic tasks of world-wide dimension as those which Tesla attempted and accomplished. -from Chapter One First published in 1944 and long a favorite of Tesla fans, this is a definitive biography of the man without whom modern civilization would not exist. Nikola Tesla, pioneer of electrical engineering, was a close friend of Pulitzer Prize-winning author O'Neill, and here, O'Neill captures the man as a scientist and as a public figure, exploring: . how Tesla's father inspired his life in engineering . why Tesla clung to his theories of electricity in the face of opposition . how the shy but newly popular Tesla navigated the social life of New York in the gay 1890s . Tesla's friendship with Mark Twain . the story of Tesla's lost Nobel Prize . Tesla's dabblings in the paranormal . and much more. JOHN JOSEPH O'NEILL (b. 1889) also wrote Engineering the New Age and You and the Universe: What Science Reveals.

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2.0 out of 5 stars This is an old book..., Jul 10 2009

By	Jason Dunn "Digital Home Thoughts" (Calgary, Alberta Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The problem with this book isn't that it doesn't tell the story of Nikola Tesla - the problem is that the book was originally published in the 1940's and has the most awful writing style you can imagine. It's all flourishes and unending praise - it's more like a fan-fiction book than a historical look at Tesla. I managed to stomach my way through it, but I'd have preferred a more dispassionate look at the life of Nikola Tesla, one that strove for balance and not blind adoration.

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