A Life Electric

A lyrical biography of the eccentric engineer and inventor Nikola Tesla
 
“An elegant and enlightening look at a man who brightened the whole world.” –Booklist, starred review



Born at the stroke of midnight during a lightning storm, Nikola Tesla grew up to become one of the most important electrical inventors in the world. But before working with electricity, he was a child who loved playing with the animals on his family's farm in Serbia.

An inventor since childhood, Tesla's patents encompassed everything from radar and remote-control technology to wireless communications. But his greatest invention was the AC induction motor, which used alternating currents ( AC) to distribute electricity and which remains the standard for electric distribution today. Tesla's love of animals also… Keep Reading