The Truth About Tesla (eBook)

The Myth of the Lone Genius in the History of Innovation

Christopher Cooper (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
200 Seiten
Race Point Publishing (Verlag)
978-0-7603-6370-6 (ISBN)

Infos

A myth-busting biography of Nikola Tesla, the "e;enigmatic figure whose life and achievements appeal to historians, engineers, scientists, and many others"e; (Library Journal).Nikola Tesla, one of the greatest electrical inventors who ever lived, was rescued from obscurity in recent years, restored to his rightful place among historical luminaries. We've been told that his contributions to humanity were obscured by a number of nineteenth-century inventors and industrialists who took credit for his work or stole his patents outright. Most biographies repeat this familiar account of Tesla's life, including his invention of alternating current, his falling out with Thomas Edison, how he lost billions in patent royalties to George Westinghouse, and his fight to prove that Guglielmo Marconi stole thirteen of his patents to "e;invent"e; radio. But what really happened?Newly uncovered information, however, proves that the popular account of Tesla's life is itself very flawed. In The Truth About Tesla, Christopher Cooper sets out to prove that the conventional story not only oversimplifies history, it denies credit to some of the true inventors behind many of the groundbreaking technologies now attributed to Tesla, and perpetuates a misunderstanding about the process of innovation itself.Are you positive that Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone? Are you sure the Wright Brothers were the first in flight? Think again! With a provocative foreword by Tesla biographer Marc J. Seifer, The Truth About Tesla is one of the first books to set the record straight, tracing the origin of some of the greatest electrical inventions to a coterie of colorful characters that conventional history has all but forgotten.Includes photographs

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 2.10.2018
• Zusatzinfo: 100 color & b-w photos
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Elektrodynamik
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: alternating current • alternating current vs direct current • alternating versus direct current • direct current • direct current vs alternating current • direct versus alternating current • edison versus westinghouse • edison vs westinghouse • electricity • famous engineers • history of tesla • Inventor of the Electrical Age • inventors • nickola tesla • Nicola Tesla • Nikola Tesla • nikola tesla death ray • nikola tesla facts • nikola tesla free energy • nikola tesla haarp • nikola tesla inventions • nikola tesla movie • nikola tesla quotes • tesla and Edison • tesla coil • tesla inventions • tesla versus edison • tesla vs edison • W. Bernard Carlson
• ISBN-10: 0-7603-6370-6 / 0760363706
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7603-6370-6 / 9780760363706