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PRODIGAL GENIUS The Life of Nikola Tesla by John J. O'Neill 2008
Item specificsCondition Pre-owned book in good condition. Please see the photos of the book to see its condition. Cover Softcover Pages 408 Printing 2nd Printing Book Condition Good ISBN 9781931882859 EAN 9781931882859 Book Title Prodigal Genius : the Life of Nikola Tesla Item Length 9.2in. Publisher Ad Ventures Unlimited Press Publication Year 2008 Format Trade Paperback Language English Item Height 1in. Author John J. O'neill Genre Biography & Autobiography, Body, Mind & Spirit, Science Topic Physics / Electricity, New Thought, Science & Technology Item Width 6.2in. Item Weight 16 Oz Number of Pages 326 Pages About this productProduct InformationThis highly detailed work captures Tesla as a scientist and as a public figure. The first, original full-length biography, first published in 1944 and long a favorite of Tesla fans, is a definitive biography of the man without whom modern civilization would not exist. His inventions on rotating magnetic fields creating AC current as we know it today, have changed the worldyet he is relatively unknown. This special edition of ONeills classic book has many rare photographs of Tesla and his most advanced inventions. Teslas eccentric personality gives his life story a strange romantic quality. He made his first million before he was forty, yet gave up his royalties in a gesture of friendship, and died almost in poverty. Tesla could see an invention in 3-D, from every angle, within his mind, before it was built how he refused to accept the Nobel Prize why Tesla clung to his theories of electricity in the face of opposition his friendships with Mark Twain, George Westinghouse and competition with Thomas Edison In this penetrating study of the life and inventions of a scientific superman, Nikola Tesla is revealed as a figure of genius whose influence on the world reaches into the far future. Product IdentifiersPublisher Ad Ventures Unlimited Press ISBN-10 1931882851 ISBN-13 9781931882859 Product ID (ePID) 64085193 Product Key FeaturesBook Title Prodigal Genius : the Life of Nikola Tesla Format Trade Paperback Language English Topic Physics / Electricity, New Thought, Science & Technology Publication Year 2008 Genre Biography & Autobiography, Body, Mind & Spirit, Science Number of Pages 326 Pages DimensionsItem Length 9.2in. Item Height 1in. Item Width 6.2in. Item Weight 16 Oz Additional Product FeaturesTarget Audience Trade Dewey Decimal 621.3/0924 B |