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Wizard the Life and Times of Nikola Tesla: Biography of a Genius (Revised)
Wizard the Life and Times of Nikola Tesla: Biography of a Genius (Revised) | Marc J Seifer
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"["Wizard"] brings the many complex facets of [Tesla's] personal and technical life together in to a cohesive whole. . .. I highly recommend this biography of a great technologist." --A.A. Mullin, U.S. Army Space and Strategic Defense Command, COMPUTING REVIEWS "[Along with "A Beautiful Mind"] one of the five best biographies written on the brilliantly disturbed." --WALL STREET JOURNAL ""Wizard "is a compelling tale presenting a teeming, vivid world of science, technology, culture and human lives." --NEW SCIENTIST "Marc Seifer is an excellent writer and scholar, who has produced a wonderfully readable and illuminating biography of one of the most intriguing men of this century. . . mak[ing] us understand not only the man, but also the times in which he lived. . . . [A] masterpiece." --NELSON DEMILLE "The author presents much new material. . . [and] bases his book on a large number of archival and primary sources. . .. Underneath the layers of hero worship, the core of Seifer's book is a serious piece of scholarship." --Ronald Kline, SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN "Seifer has done a remarkable job going through all the Tesla manuscripts. . . ferret[ing] out hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles in which he traces out Tesla's public image [and] offers a reasonable reconstruction of Tesla's emotional world. . . . Seifer has significantly advanced our understanding of Tesla." --Bernard Carlson, author of Tesla: Inventor of the Electrical Age, for ISIS "It is my opinion that Dr. Seifer leads the world as the most authoritative of all the Tesla researchers." --J.W. McGINNIS, President, International Tesla Society "Far and away the best job among Tesla biographies." --Jeffrey D. Kooistra, INFINITE ENERGY ""Wizard "is . . . utterly absorbing with chapters charting all stages of Tesla's life. . .. Seifer treats his prodigious subject with sympathy and realism." --NEXUS "Wizard. . . presents a much more accurate. . . picture of Tesla. . .. [It] is thorough, informative, entertaining and a valuable addition to electrotechnological history, past and future." --ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING TIMES "In modern times, Tesla may be enjoying a comeback thanks to books like "Wizard."" --THE NEW YORK TIMES "Here is a deep and comprehensive biography of a great engineer of early electrical science. Indeed, it is likely to become the definitive biography of the Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla. . . .. Highly recommended." --AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE
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Eggs Well done 👍🏼 1y
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eeclayton
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Mehso-so

I saw the “Nikola Tesla: Mind from the Future“ exhibition in Budapest about two years ago, and it was interesting, but it left me with more questions than answers. So I was really glad to pick up a comprehensive biography about this fascinating man.
Unfortunately, while I respect the effort the author had put in his research, I have to say I was bored by all the tiny details he dumped on me on every page. I think less would have been more here. ⬇️

eeclayton Also, I would have been happier with fewer exhaustive technical descriptions, although I admit these can be appreciated by someone more into physics and technology than myself.
All in all, I don't regret reading this book, as I have learned a lot about Tesla. But it was a struggle.
This was my February #doublespin @TheAromaofBooks
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TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! And I think it can be hard to find a biography with the right balance of details - sometimes it feels like an author wants to wedge in every single interesting thing they discovered, and that just doesn't always work. 3y
eeclayton @TheAromaofBooks Thanks 😊 I couldn't agree more! 3y
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Texreader
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Ebook on sale again today. I previously bought it but haven‘t read it yet.

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Texreader
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Day 1: I‘m following the idea to post a book from my tbr list from @StaceyKondla and @Cortg

So here‘s the first one. No description or reason for wanting to read it is necessary if you want to join along. #tbrpile

StaceyKondla So happy your are joining us! This book looks great - I‘ll be adding it to my wish list 😊 4y
Cortg Yay! I‘m looking forward to seeing what‘s on your TBR list! ❤️ 4y
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“Of all things, I liked books best”

Purrsistently It won‘t let me add pictures :/ 6y
GatheringBooks i feel you. 6y
Purrsistently It let me add the picture now ^_^ 6y
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britt_brooke
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This is a bit dry and very technical, but totally fascinating! Tesla‘s life spanned 86 years and witnessed some amazing discoveries, many his own. He was an eccentric with an astonishing mind, living decades in NYC hotels, developing a penchant for pigeons, and was a self-described celibate. We can thank Nikola Tesla for many of our modern conveniences. And he was friends with Mark Twain which is pretty cool in my book.

Crazeedi I have a different bio of Tesla on my shelf, this one looks good. I read some, his childhood was crazy! As you know. 6y
britt_brooke @Crazeedi Have you read the novel The Last Days of Night? It‘s what got me interested in Tesla. I didn‘t know much about him prior to that. Such a fascinating person! 6y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Ooooh. I found this on Scribd and now it‘s on my TBR. Thanks! 😎📚😍 6y
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kspenmoll My son has told me all about him; must try this book! 6y
britt_brooke @kspenmoll He‘s very interesting! I highly recommend the novel The Last Days of Night which is about the electricity battle between Edison and Westinghouse. Tesla is a key part of it. Very good read! 6y
kspenmoll @britt_brooke Will read that - I am familiar with the author! Thanks! 6y
britt_brooke @kspenmoll 👍🏻👍🏻 6y
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Seekingtardis
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Happy Valentine‘s Day my litsy family!! I hope you all have beautiful days because all of you deserve it!! 😍😍🤩🤩

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Cinfhen Great shirt ⚡️ 👚 😍💕 7y
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Krisjericho
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Nikola Tesla counts as a #madscientist, right? This one is in my TBR pile. #octphotochallenge

Seekingtardis Tesla is my FAVORITE person ever!! 7y
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callunakeep
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"I don't care that they stole my idea; I care that they don't have any of their own." Happy Birthday Nikola Tesla!

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