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Wizard the Life and Times of Nikola Tesla: Biography of a Genius (Revised) | Marc J Seifer

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eeclayton

Wizard the Life and Times of Nikola Tesla: Biography of a Genius (Revised) | Marc J Seifer

so-so

I saw the ā€Nikola Tesla: Mind from the Futureā€ 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. ā¬‡ļø¸

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 4y

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. 4y

eeclayton @TheAromaofBooks Thanks š I couldn't agree more! 4y

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Wizard the Life and Times of Nikola Tesla: Biography of a Genius (Revised) | Marc J Seifer

Ebook on sale again today. I previously bought it but haven‘t read it yet.

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Wizard the Life and Times of Nikola Tesla: Biography of a Genius (Revised) | Marc J Seifer

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 š 4y

Cortg Yay! I‘m looking forward to seeing what‘s on your TBR list! ā¯¤ļø¸ 4y

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Wizard the Life and Times of Nikola Tesla: Biography of a Genius (Revised) | Marc J Seifer

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Purrsistently It won‘t let me add pictures :/ 6y

GatheringBooks i feel you. 6y

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Purrsistently It let me add the picture now ^_^ 6y

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britt_brooke

Wizard: The Life And Times Of Nikola Tesla | Marc Seifer

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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. 7y

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!

The Last Days of Night: A Novel

BarbaraTheBibliophage Ooooh. I found this on Scribd and now it‘s on my TBR. Thanks! šˇš“š¨ 7y

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kspenmoll My son has told me all about him; must try this book! 7y

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!

The Last Days of Night: A Novel

kspenmoll @britt_brooke Will read that - I am familiar with the author! Thanks! 7y

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Wizard: The Life And Times Of Nikola Tesla | Marc Seifer