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Title: Tesla: Man Out of Time by Margaret Cheney ISBN: 0743215362 Publisher: Touchstone Books Pub. Date: October, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.93
Rating: 5
Summary: A Superb introduction to Tesla and his work.
Comment: Ms. Cheney introduces the legendary inventor through stories from his life. Later on, the book focuses more on the technical aspects of his life (e.g. patents).
The book is complete with several photographs of the inventor and related material, and it lends itself wonderfully to any reader's understanding and awe.
I believe it is imperative for anyone who wishes to know the real stories of radio, alternating current, and the induction motor to read about how these marvellous developments sprung out of Nikola Tesla's creative mind.
"TESLA: Man Out of Time" is quite current, and the fascinating information therein is objective, allowing the reader to form his own opinions.
Indeed, everyone I know who was read this book wants to hear more of the man who invented the 20th century!
Rating: 3
Summary: A good overview of Tesla and his work
Comment: Overall 'Tesla - Man out of time' is a decent biography of one of the most under-appreciated scientists of the last hundred years.
The problem with most biographies of brilliant and eccentric individuals, is that the books focus more on the times and people around the individual, then the individual themselves. After completing the book, we know about the people who Tesla met and dealt with, the inventions that Tesla developed; but really do not get an intrinsic understanding of what made Tesla tick.
On the downside, the book does not go into any real technical descriptions of any of Tesla's inventions and leaves a bit to be desired from an organizational perspective. Cheney occasionally slips back in time for different events.
Cheney provides an interesting insight into the jealous and greedy side of Thomas Edison and how Edison saw Tesla as a threat.
Overall, Tesla - Man out of time is well worth reading.
Rating: 4
Summary: Tesla: A sad and amazing tale
Comment: I agree with what the other reviewer wrote. About the Tesla book as not focusing on Tesla very much. However, I felt that Cheney was trying to tell us that Tesla didn't 'want' to be known at all. The times that Tesla opened up to america, were to see american corporations clamp down on him and his ideas.... so Tesla became even more the introvert than before.... While yes, his letters to people are opening a little bit, they are quite sad, how he came to love pigeons more than people at the end of his life. Animals never tried to hurt him emotionally or finacially, so he spent all his time with them.
The science could have been deeper but I was not a science major so it was at a perfect level for me as a reader of literature. Perhaps it could have had a middle chapter titled, "Deep science" and most readers could be given the heads up about it, so they could skip it if they wished to. However the main thrust of the book was to enlighten the reader as to how recluse Tesla was and how sad his letters got even though he changed the face of american science more so than Edison did. I was shocked when the US Military did not take his genius and put him to work in some hidden base somewhere. But then they probably had a less budget then compared to today.
Anyway, it was a great read on the long drive to Baja Mexico from Idaho.
Jonathan M
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Title: My Inventions: The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla by Ben Johnston ISBN: 0910077002 Publisher: Hart Brothers Publishing Pub. Date: October, 1982 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: The Lost Journals of Nikola Tesla : Haarp - Chemtrails and Secret of Alternative 4 by Tim Swartz, Timothy Beckley ISBN: 1892062135 Publisher: Global Communications Pub. Date: 15 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla: Biography of a Genius (Citadel Press Book) by Marc J. Seifer ISBN: 0806519606 Publisher: Citadel Trade Pub. Date: June, 1998 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title:Tesla - Master of Lightning ASIN: B000051SHA Publisher: PBS Home Video Pub. Date: 12 December, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $14.95 |
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Title: The Fantastic Inventions of Nikola Tesla (The Lost Science Series) by Nikola Tesla, David Hatcher Childress ISBN: 0932813194 Publisher: Adventures Unlimited Press Pub. Date: August, 1993 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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