02052cam a2200361 i 4500 1164694265 TxAuBib 20180830120000.0 171122s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2017055596 9780393635447 hardcover 0393635449 hardcover (OCoLC)1005117986 DLC eng rda DLC OCLCO OCLCF GK8 OCL TOH FM0 DAD QQ3 TxAuBib rda Munson, Richard, author. Tesla : inventor of the modern / Richard Munson. First edition. New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2018] ©2018. 306 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages [263]-290) and index. Introduction: Everywhere is energy -- Born between today and tomorrow -- A glorious dream -- Reverberation of Heaven's artillery -- A whirling field of force -- As revolutionary as gunpowder was to warfare -- Order of the flaming sword -- Divine organ of sight -- Earthquakes and friends -- Fire and robots -- Like a god controlling nature's power -- Sheer audacity -- Too much of a poet and visionary -- So far ahead of his time -- Epilogue: Boldness of ignorance -- Appendix: The marvel of electricity. "Nikola Tesla invented the radio, robots, and remote control. His electric induction motors run our appliances and factories, yet he has been largely overlooked by history. In [this book, the author] presents a comprehensive portrait of this farsighted and underappreciated mastermind"--Amazon.com. 20180830. Tesla, Nikola 1856-1943. Electrical engineers United States Biography. Inventors United States Biography. Electrical engineering History. TXKIP