tesla, nikola

Chronicles the life and career of Nicola Tesla, the man who invented alternating current electricity.

"Examines Nikola Tesla's unusual life and mind, along with his many visions and innovations, which have helped shape our past, our present, and our future. It also explores why the government hoped to shut down his bold experiments and how his groundbreaking ideas and inventions are being implemented in the global technologies of clean power, robotics, and wireless transmission of power and information... [Also] offers lessons on creativity from his life and work that can be applied to today's world"--Dust jacket.

"[Examines] Tesla's life, including his invention of alterna ting current, his falling out with Edison, how he lost billions in patent royalties to Westinghouse, and his fight to prove that Marconi stole 13 of his patents to "invent" radio"--Amazon.com.

Serbian inventor Nikola Tesla was a revolutionary scientist whose greatest invention, A/C current, powers almost all of the technological wonders in the world today.

A brief biography of Serbian-American scientist Nikola Tesla, whose early fascination with electricity caused him to go on to invent alternating current and many devices that helped bring electricity to American households and, eventually, the rest of the world, at the turn of the twentieth century.

A brief biography of inventor Nikola Tesla, who helped provided electricity to the United States.

"With a plot combining science and the supernatural, four kids are caught up in a dangerous plan concocted by the eccentric inventor Nikola Tesla"--Provided by publisher.

A biography of twentieth-century scientist Nikola Tesla.

"Nick and his friends race against their foes to retrieve more pieces of Tesla's free energy transmitter, only to see them fall into the hands of the Accelerati's shadowy leader"--.

"It is up to Nick Slate to find the last of Nikola Tesla's powerful inventions--or face devastating consequences"--Provided by publisher.