Tesla: Man Out of Time - Brossura

Cheney, Margaret

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0743215362 ISBN 13: 9780743215367

Casa editrice: Touchstone, 2001

Riassunto

Explores the life and career of the eccentric, trailblazing nineteenth-century scientist and inventor, the man who introduced the fundamentals of robotry and computer and missile science and who harnessed the alternating electrical current used today. Reprint. 75,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

Discover A dramatic and poignant portrait.

American Scientist Excellent...a significant contribution to the recent history of science...informative and delightful to read.

Publishers Weekly Well documented, sympathetic, and engaging.

Choice Cheney's excellent biography of one of the most idiosyncratic and truly enigmatic "scientists" is both comprehensive and well written...very warmly recommended.

The Sunday Times, London Uncommonly colorful...absorbing.

L'autore:

Margaret Cheney is a biographer of unusual versatility. In addition to her two major studies of Tesla (most recently Tesla: Master of Lightning, with Robert Uth), she has written Midnight at Mabel's, a biography of the great cabaret singer and song stylist Mabel Mercer. Cheney is also the author of Meanwhile Farm and Why: The Serial Killer in America. She lives in California.

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• Editore: Touchstone
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0743215362
• ISBN 13: 9780743215367
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 416