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    The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla

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    “The story of one of the most prolific, independent, and iconoclastic inventors of this century…fascinating.”—Scientific AmericanNikola Tesla (1856-1943), credited as the inspiration for radio, robots, and even radar, has been called the patron saint of modern electricity. Based on original material and previously unavailable documents, this acclaimed book is the definitive biography of the man ... Leer más

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  • Empires of Light

    Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the Race to Electrify the World

    de Jill Jonnes ...
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  • Tesla

    Man Out of Time

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  • Tesla

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    Nikola Tesla was a major contributor to the electrical revolution that transformed daily life at the turn of the twentieth century. His inventions, patents, and theoretical work formed the basis of modern AC electricity, and contributed to the development of radio and television. Like his competitor Thomas Edison, Tesla was one of America's first celebrity scientists, enjoying the company of New ... Leer más

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  • The Alchemy of Us

    How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another

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  • The Glass Universe

    How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars

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    How Thomas Alva Edison Invented the Modern World

    Thomas Edison’s greatest invention? His own fame.At the height of his fame Thomas Alva Edison was hailed as “the Napoleon of invention” and blazed in the public imagination as a virtual demigod. Starting with the first public demonstrations of the phonograph in 1878 and extending through the development of incandescent light and the first motion picture cameras, Edison’s name became emblematic of ... Leer más

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  • Tesla

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  • The Man Who Invented the Computer

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