Tesla: Wizard at War (eBook)

The Genius, the Particle Beam Weapon, and the Pursuit of Power

Marc Seifer (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2022
384 Seiten
Citadel Press (Verlag)
978-0-8065-4098-6 (ISBN)

Infos

In this revelatory new book, the author of the award-winning international bestseller Wizard: The Life & Times of Nikola Tesla delves deeper into the groundbreaking ideas and astonishing mind of one of the greatest geniuses of modern times . . .';In a few years hence, it will be possible for nations to fight without armies, ships or guns, by weapons far more terrible to the destructive action and range of which there is virtually no limit. Any city at any distance whatsoever from the enemy can be destroyed by him and no power on Earth can stop him from doing so.' Nikola Tesla, circa 1925 Drawing on forty years of research and a treasure trove of new information, Tesla: Wizard at War provides a comprehensive view of Tesla's discoveries, which continue to influence today's military technology and diplomatic strategies. One of the world's leading Tesla experts, Marc J. Seifer offers new insight into the brilliant scientist's particle beam weapon (aka the ';Death Ray') and explores his military negotiations with pivotal historical figuresincluding his links to Joseph Stalin, Vannevar Bush, General Andrew McNaughton, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. From Tesla's role in the origins of Star Wars technology and his dynamic theory of gravity, to the real purpose behind the iconic tower at Wardenclyffe, this is an eye-opening account of Tesla's projects, passions, and ambitionsand an illuminating, important study of one of history's most intriguing figures.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.8.2022
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Schlagworte: alternating current • autobiographies • Autobiography • Biographies • biographies of famous people • Biography • biography books • books nikola tesla • death ray • Diplomacy • dominatrix biography books • Edison • Einstein • electrical age • Electrical Engineering • electricity • Electrotechnology • engineer • engineer gifts • Engineering • engineering books • erik larson • Futuristic • Genius • gifts for history buffs • Gravity • History • history book • History books • history books for adults • history buff gifts • history gifts • History of Science • history teacher gifts • Innovation • inventions • Inventor • Mathematics • mechanical engineering • nikolas tesla • Nikola Tesla • nikola tesla biography • nikola tesla books • particle beam • particle beam weapon • peace ray • Richard Feynman • Science • science book • science books • science books for adults • science gifts • science gifts for adults • Scientist Biographies • serbia • Star Wars • Steampunk • Technology • tesla biography • tesla coi • tesla coil • the Wright Brothers • Walter Isaacson • wardenclyffe • war machines • war weapons • Weapons • weapons of war • wireless, radar, rail gun, second world war • World War 1 • World War I • World War II • WW1 • ww2 • wwi • WWII
• ISBN-10: 0-8065-4098-2 / 0806540982
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8065-4098-6 / 9780806540986