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082 0 4 _a621.3092
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084 _aonline - DeGruyter
100 1 _aCarlson, W. Bernard
_eautore
245 1 0 _aTesla :
_bInventor of the Electrical Age /
_cW. Bernard Carlson.
250 _aCourse Book
264 1 _aPrinceton, NJ :
_bPrinceton University Press,
_c[2013]
264 4 _c©2013
300 _a1 online resource (520 p.) :
_b56 halftones. 32 line illus.
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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505 0 0 _tFrontmatter --
_tContents --
_tList of Illustrations --
_tIntroduction. Dinner at Delmonico’s --
_tChapter One. An Ideal Childhood (1856–1878) --
_tChapter Two. Dreaming of Motors (1878–1882) --
_tChapter Three. Learning by Doing (1882–1886) --
_tChapter Four. Mastering Alternating Current (1886–1888) --
_tChapter Five. Selling the Motor (1888–1889) --
_tChapter Six. Searching for a New Ideal (1889–1891) --
_tChapter Seven. A Veritable Magician (1891) --
_tChapter Eight. Taking the Show to Europe (1891–1892) --
_tChapter Nine. Pushing Alternating Current in America (1892–1893) --
_tChapter Ten. Wireless Lighting and the Oscillator (1893–1894) --
_tChapter Eleven. Efforts at Promotion (1894–1895) --
_tChapter Twelve. Looking for Alternatives (1895–1898) --
_tChapter Thirteen. Stationary Waves (1899–1900) --
_tChapter Fourteen. Wardenclyffe (1900–1901) --
_tChapter Fifteen. The Dark Tower (1901–1905) --
_tChapter Sixteen. Visionary to the End (1905–1943) --
_tEpilogue --
_tNote on Sources --
_tAbbreviations and Sources --
_tNotes --
_tAcknowledgments --
_tIndex
506 0 _arestricted access
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520 _a“The gold standard for Tesla biography.”—Science“Superb.”—NatureThe definitive account of Tesla's life and workNikola Tesla was a major contributor to the electrical revolution that transformed daily life at the turn of the twentieth century. His inventions, patents, and theoretical work formed the basis of modern AC electricity, and contributed to the development of radio and television. Like his competitor Thomas Edison, Tesla was one of America's first celebrity scientists, enjoying the company of New York high society and dazzling the likes of Mark Twain with his electrical demonstrations. An astute self-promoter and gifted showman, he cultivated a public image of the eccentric genius. Even at the end of his life when he was living in poverty, Tesla still attracted reporters to his annual birthday interview, regaling them with claims that he had invented a particle-beam weapon capable of bringing down enemy aircraft.Plenty of biographies glamorize Tesla and his eccentricities, but until now none has carefully examined what, how, and why he invented. In this groundbreaking book, W. Bernard Carlson demystifies the legendary inventor, placing him within the cultural and technological context of his time, and focusing on his inventions themselves as well as the creation and maintenance of his celebrity. Drawing on original documents from Tesla's private and public life, Carlson shows how he was an ";idealist"; inventor who sought the perfect experimental realization of a great idea or principle, and who skillfully sold his inventions to the public through mythmaking and illusion.This major biography sheds new light on Tesla's visionary approach to invention and the business strategies behind his most important technological breakthroughs.
538 _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Jun 2024)
650 0 _aElectrical engineers
_xBiography
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aElectrical engineers
_zUnited States
_vBiography.
650 0 _aElectrical engineers
_zUnited States
_xBiography.
650 0 _aElectrical engineers.
650 0 _aIngénieurs électriciens
_zÉtats-Unis
_xBiographies.
650 0 _aInventeurs
_zÉtats-Unis
_xBiographies.
650 0 _aInventors
_xBiography
_zUnited States
_xElectronic books.
650 0 _aInventors
_zUnited States
_vBiography.
650 0 _aInventors
_zUnited States
_xBiography.
650 0 _aInventors.
650 7 _aBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology.
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653 _aAC motor.
653 _aAlternating current.
653 _aAlternator (automotive).
653 _aAlternator.
653 _aAmerican Institute of Electrical Engineers.
653 _aCapacitance.
653 _aCapacitor.
653 _aCoherer.
653 _aCommutator (electric).
653 _aDelmonico's.
653 _aDisruptive innovation.
653 _aEddy current.
653 _aEdison Machine Works.
653 _aElectric current.
653 _aElectric generator.
653 _aElectric light.
653 _aElectric motor.
653 _aElectric power.
653 _aElectrical energy.
653 _aElectrical engineering.
653 _aElectricity.
653 _aElectromagnetic radiation.
653 _aElectrostatic generator.
653 _aElihu Thomson.
653 _aEngineering.
653 _aGeissler tube.
653 _aGeneral Electric.
653 _aGeorge Westinghouse.
653 _aHigh frequency.
653 _aHorsepower.
653 _aIllustration.
653 _aIncandescent light bulb.
653 _aInductance.
653 _aInduction coil.
653 _aInduction motor.
653 _aLecture.
653 _aLee de Forest.
653 _aLighting.
653 _aMagnetic field.
653 _aMagnifying transmitter.
653 _aMark Twain.
653 _aNewspaper.
653 _aNikola Tesla Museum.
653 _aOliver Lodge.
653 _aPatent application.
653 _aPhysicist.
653 _aPolyphase system.
653 _aPrinceton University Press.
653 _aResult.
653 _aRobert Underwood Johnson.
653 _aScientist.
653 _aSerbs.
653 _aSingle-phase electric power.
653 _aSpark gap.
653 _aStator.
653 _aSteam engine.
653 _aTechnology.
653 _aTelegraphy.
653 _aTesla Motors.
653 _aTesla coil.
653 _aTesla's oscillator.
653 _aThe New York Times.
653 _aThomas Edison.
653 _aTransformer.
653 _aTransmitter.
653 _aTurbine.
653 _aVibration.
653 _aWardenclyffe Tower.
653 _aWireless power transfer.
653 _aWireless telegraphy.
850 _aIT-RoAPU
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