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Tesla

By Richard Munson

Inventor of the Modern. W. W Norton and Company, 2019.

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Tesla

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The gripping tale of Nikola Tesla, whose inspired inventions and innovations revolutionized the generation and transmission of electricity in the United States and beyond, charting his journey from a near-death experience with cholera to his rivalry with Thomas Edison.

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Who should read Tesla

Budding historians • those who appreciate eccentric historical figures • physics enthusiasts • people worried about technology • conspiracy theorists

About the author of Tesla

Richard Munson is a writer and clean energy campaigner who has been cited in the Washington Post and has written articles for Forbes. He is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara and the University of Michigan. His other publications include Tech to Table (2021) and The Power Makers (1985).

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