Prodigal Genius: The Biography of Nikola Tesla; His Life, Legacy and Journals (Hardcover) (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780359045136)

Nikola Tesla was one of the 20th century's great pioneers; his role in advancing electrical energy through the use of alternating current, and his stupendous engineering finesse, make this biography by journalist John J. O'Neill a fine read. Born in a Serbian village to a religious family, Nikola demonstrated an early interest in physics. The nascent science behind electricity - in the 1870s a mysterious, unharnessed force - became his passion. Though the young man's engineering aspirations were almost derailed when he contracted cholera, and later by Austro-Hungarian conscription, Tesla managed to enrol to study in Graz, Austria. A top-class student, tutors admiration for Tesla's gifts and boundless curiosity was tempered by concerns over his tendency to overwork. These attributes marked Tesla's professional life; an obsessively driven man, Tesla's gifts for invention were amply demonstrated and rewarded in the United States. As his ambitions grew in size and scope, Tesla was hailed as a visionary.

Author: John J. O'Neill
ISBN-10: 0359045138
ISBN-13: 9780359045136
Publisher: Lulu.com
Language: English
Published: 08/24/2018
Pages: 186
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d