Tesla : wizard at war : the genius, the particle beam weapon, and the pursuit of power
Title:
Tesla : wizard at war : the genius, the particle beam weapon, and the pursuit of power
Author:
Credits:
Marc J. Seifer.
Publication Date(s):
2022
Format:
Books
Physical Description:
xi, 372 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 318-321) and index.
Contents:
Note to the reader -- Preamble -- Introduction : wizard at war -- I : high life. Interview with Nikola Tesla -- The wizard's lab -- Gay nineties -- Electric bath -- II : wardenclyffe. Wardenclyffe -- House of Morgan -- III : wireless. Remote-control robotics -- Marconi and the Germans -- The great war -- The fifth column -- Tesla's mysterious 1931 pierce-arrow -- Telephotgraphy -- IV : death ray. The day Tesla died -- The Trump report -- The Russian connection -- Negotiations with the British Empire -- V : god particle. The birth of new physics -- Tesla's dynamic theory of gravity -- Final thoughts -- List of abbreviations -- Fequently cited sources by or about Nikola Tesla.
Description:
"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 figures--including his links to Joseph Stalin, Vannevar Bush, General Andrew McNaughton, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt." --Provided by Publisher.
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Document ID:
SD_ILS:1740371
Language:
English
