Nikola Tesla: A Captivating Guide to the Life of a Genius Inventor

De: Captivating History

Narrado por: Duke Holm

Duración: 1 h y 44 m

Resumen del Editor

Explore the Captivating Life of Nikola Tesla!

Obsessive, brilliant, and tortured, Nikola Tesla was lauded for his invention of the alternating current (AC) and other significant contributions to science. His claim that “harnessing the forces of nature was the only worthwhile scientific endeavor" both impressed and enraged the scientific community. Eventually his peers could no longer dismiss his eccentricities and began to view him as a crackpot - a potentially dangerous one.

Although Tesla’s work was a major factor in the success of the second Industrial Revolution, he died alone, impoverished, and largely shunned by the scientific community that once hailed him a genius. Beset by visions, without a wife or children, Nikola Tesla’s brilliant mind changed the world, even though at the time of his death he passed unnoticed into obscurity.

Some of the topics covered in this audiobook include:

• Childhood
• Education and Early Career
• Patents and Politics
• The Eccentric Genius
• Tesla’s Coil and the Niagara Contract
• Influential Friends and the Lure of Flight
• The Wardenclyffe Tower
• 1914 and Beyond
• And much more!

Listen to this audiobook now to learn more about Nikola Tesla.

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Fascinating Book

I enjoyed the book, I found it fascinating that he essentially created simulations of his creations in his mind like we do on computers now! I am particularly impressed by the engineering spirit and how sincere this talented person expresses himself to timeless readership.

Interesting! Finish it in one sitting

This is the man I look up to. The publisher, Captivating History did a fine version of his biography. Learned a few interesting facts that I didn’t know about him.

Easy To Understand

A book that is easy to understand. Very entertaining and the fact that the story is told on first hand, makes it very interesting. Good for boys that are yet to find their way. It reveals the struggles and adventures that this great man went through. Amazing!

I enjoyed it thoroughly

Very interesting experiments from Tesla who was light years ahead of his time. I recommend it.

Awesome Information

There have been very few men born as compelling as Nikola Tesla. This father of alternating current and post mortem pop-culture icon shows himself to be fascinatingly introspective and shockingly accurate with his predictions of computers, the internet, AI, and World War II. A must-have for anyone interested in science or philosophy.

One Should Listen To It

I liked this book though it felt like he wasn't telling everything. Tesla kept a lot of stuff secret. It is short and can be a little sketchy in places but worth the listening.

A Detailed Book

Parts of the book ventured into detailed electrical engineering and scientific principles that were a bit over my head. I was a little disappointed that it was such a short book, I read the entire thing in just a few evenings. I'm looking forward to reading more books about this amazing man.

Good to be reminded of him.

Very inspiring. It’s good to be reminded of the achievements he has made. I admired him more now as I came to understand his perceptions while he was experimenting before.

A Great Audiobook

A great book, however, a reader needs to have an understanding of electronics as it is very technical.
Somewhat difficult to understand as the language is as spoken in an earlier time.

Wonderful

Wonderful insight into the mind opened by tesla himself. Limited only by external political, racial, nationalistic, and self-serving individuals who were farthermost from telsa's altruistic genius. I am proud he is receiving the recognition deserved for a century.