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Tesla
His Tremendous and Troubled Life
Author: Marko Perko, Stephen M Stahl
Narrator: JW Hathaway
Unabridged: 13 hr 44 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 05/01/2022
Synopsis
The enigmatic Nikola Tesla—stalked by his ever-present inner demons—invents the modern world. His astonishing story is that of a new-age god, a genius, a Zeus, a wonderful Wizard, yet a deeply troubled one. He tames the mysterious force called “electricity;” he dazzles the world with his endless inventions and discoveries; he blazes new paths in science that profoundly impact our daily lives; he turns fantasies into realities; his thought experiments disrupt scientific norms; he gives us many of the indispensable tools we use today; and famous actresses and chanteuses clamor for his attention as powerful men desire to be his friend . . . all before an astonished world. Yet all the while he keeps his own counsel, as he simultaneously struggles with the challenging consequences of bipolar disorder: flights of manic energy alternating with depressive depths of great despair. He shuns the cliches of a quotidian life, while forever seeking to “lift the burdens from the shoulders of mankind.” It would become his li