Tesla
Man Out of Time
by Margaret Cheney · first published 1981
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In this “informative and delightful” (American Scientist) biography, Margaret Cheney explores the brilliant and prescient mind of Nikola Tesla, one of the twentieth century’s greatest scientists and inventors. In Tesla: Man Out of Time, Margaret Cheney explores the brilliant and prescient mind of one of the twentieth century's greatest scientists and inventors. Called a madman by his enemies, a genius by others, and an enigma by nearly everyone, Nikola Tesla was, without a doubt, a trailblazing inventor who created astonishing, sometimes world-transforming devices that were virtually withou
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I've read a few biographies and other books about Tesla. I recommend Tesla: Man Out of Time by Margaret Cheney
on “Ask HN: Where can I learn about Nikola Tesla?” ↗Hey guys, I've been reading Margaret Cheney's "Tesla: Man out of time", which is a wonderful biography of the prolific inventor Nikola Tesla, and there were two quotes that really blew my mind and I thought you guys would appreciate it. At one point, Tesla's…
on “Tell HN: Two quotes regarding Tesla” ↗Tesla: A Man Out of Time by Margaret Cheney, one of my favourite biographies. X-Rays, Radio, AC electricity, Solar Heating, Vacuum Tubes, R/C Vehicles, Torpedoes, Force Fields, Microwave Transmissions, High…
on “Ask HN: Nikola Tesla, greatest inventor of all times?” ↗Some of you here must surely be familiar -- one of the most engaging biographies of Tesla was written by Margaret Cheney: Man Out of Time: http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Tesla/Margaret-Cheney/... (The title might sound a tad clickbait-y, but deservedly so. Also remember that it was…
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