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Title:  Tesla Inventor Of The Electrical Age

Author: W. Bernard Carlson
Edition: NA
ISBN: 978-0-691-16561-5
Date: 2015
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Binding: Soft Cover
Size approximately (inches): 5-1/2 x 8-1/2
Pages: 500

Book Condition: Good. Previously owned. Some shelf wear. Cover torn a little bit at spine, see image and rear cover as a small paper tear.

Special Notes: NA

About the book*:

Carlson portrays Tesla as an "idealist" inventor—someone who envisioned perfect technological solutions and endeavored to realize them through meticulous experimentation and design. The biography examines Tesla's major innovations, such as the development of the alternating current (AC) motor and polyphase power systems, which revolutionized the transmission and utilization of electricity. Carlson also discusses Tesla's ventures into wireless communication, radio, and his ambitious, albeit unrealized, projects like the Wardenclyffe Tower intended for wireless power transmission.

The book contextualizes Tesla's work within the broader scientific and industrial movements of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, highlighting his interactions with contemporaries like Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse. Carlson's analysis extends to Tesla's public persona, exploring how he cultivated the image of a visionary genius to garner support and funding for his projects.

📚 Chapter List

The book is organized chronologically, detailing Tesla's life and work through the following chapters:

1. An Ideal Childhood (1856–1878)

2. Dreaming of Motors (1878–1882)

3. Learning by Doing (1882–1886)

4. Mastering Alternating Current (1886–1888)

5. Selling the Motor (1888–1889)

6. Searching for a New Ideal (1889–1891)

7. A Veritable Magician (1891)

8. Taking the Show to Europe (1891–1892)

9. Pushing Alternating Current in America (1892–1893)

10. Wireless Lighting and the Oscillator (1893–1894)

11. Efforts at Promotion (1894–1895)

12. Looking for Alternatives (1895–1898)

13. Stationary Waves (1899–1900)

14. Wardenclyffe (1900–1901)

15. The Dark Tower (1901–1905)

16. Visionary to the End (1905–1943)

Each chapter delves into specific periods of Tesla's life, examining his personal experiences, professional challenges, and the evolution of his ideas and inventions.

For readers interested in a detailed and scholarly account of Nikola Tesla's contributions to science and technology, Carlson's biography provides an insightful and well-researched perspective.

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