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Zusatztext The Sunday Times! London Uncommonly colorful...absorbing. Informationen zum Autor Margaret Cheney is a biographer of unusual versatility. In addition to her two major studies of Tesla (most recently Tesla: Master of Lightning, with Robert Uth), she has written Midnight at Mabel's, a biography of the great cabaret singer and song stylist Mabel Mercer. Cheney is also the author of Meanwhile Farm and Why: The Serial Killer in America. She lives in California. Klappentext Now back in paperback comes the fascinating portrait of Nikola Tesla, one of the most brilliant scientists and inventors of the 20th century, from the impact of his seminal accomplishments to the eccentricities and obsessions of the man behind the science. of photos. Zusammenfassung Synopsis coming soon....... Inhaltsverzeichnis ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionModern PrometheusA Gambling ManImmigrants of DistinctionAt the Court of Mr. EdisonThe War of the Currents BeginsOrder of the Flaming SwordRadioHigh SocietyHigh Road, Low RoadAn Error of JudgmentTo MarsRobotsHurler of LightningBlackout at Colorado SpringsMagnificent and DoomedRidiculed, Condemned, CombattedThe Great Radio ControversyMidstream PerilsThe Nobel AffairFlying StoveRadarThe Guest of HonorPigeonsTransitionsThe Birthday PartiesCorks on WaterCosmic CommunionDeath and TransfigurationThe Missing PapersThe LegacyBibliographical EssayReference NotesPostscriptIndex
