Mad Like Tesla: Underdog Inventors and Their Relentless Pursuit of Clean Energy (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781770410084)

An "illuminating and important" look at the scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs who are working to save us from catastrophic climate change (New York Journal of Books)

Climate change solutions so crazy they just might work!

A search for the contemporary Nikola Tesla -- considered a mad scientist by his society for predicting global warming more than 100 years ago -- fuels this analysis of climate issues, which introduces thinkers and inventors who are working to find possible ways out of the energy crisis.

From Louis Michaud, a retired refinery engineer who claims we can harness the energy of man-made tornadoes, to a professor and a businessman who are running a company that genetically modifies algae so it can secrete ethanol naturally, these individuals and their unorthodox methods are profiled through first-person interviews, exposing the social, economic, financial, and personal barriers that prevent them from making an impact with their ideas.

The existing state of green energy technologies, such as solar, wind, biofuels, smart grid, and energy storage, is also explored, creating a sense of hope against a backdrop of climate dread.

Author: Tyler Hamilton
ISBN-10: 1770410082
ISBN-13: 9781770410084
Publisher: ECW Press
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2011
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.76lbs
Size: 8.53h x 5.54w x 0.59d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 07/01/2011 pg. 100
Publishers Weekly 07/18/2011