Prodigal Genius: The Life of Nikola Tesla (ISBN 0914732331) is a 1944 book by John Joseph O'Neill detailing the life of Nikola Tesla. The book was also released in an Armed Services Edition for American overseas soldiers as book 684. The first printing was November, 1944.
 First edition | |
| Author | John Joseph O'Neill |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | non-fiction |
| Publisher | Ives Washburn |
Publication date | 1944 |
| Publication place | U.S. |
Published in English | November, 1944 |
| Media type | biography |
| Pages | 326 |
Overview
editWritten by Pulitzer Prize-winning author John J. O'Neill, the life of Nikola Tesla details the life of a pioneer in electrical engineering.[1] O'Neill was a close friend of Tesla, whom he had met as a boy and remained in contact with.[2]
The book covers, among other topics, the story of Tesla's father's inspiration for his career in engineering, shows his theories of electricity that went against the scientific establishment, explores the friendships of Tesla, investigates the story of Tesla's lost Nobel Prize, and explains Tesla's investigations of the paranormal.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Books of the Week – Science Review of the Year". The Science News-Letter. 46 (26): 416. 23 December 1944. JSTOR 3921600.
- ^ Ralph Bergstresser (1996). Dr. Nikola Tesla: The Forgotten Super Man of Our Industrial Age. Health Research Books. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-7873-0094-4.
- ^ Kaempffert, Waldemar (4 February 1945). "Electric Sorcerer". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
External links
edit- "Prodigal Genius". Project Rastko. Archived from the original on 2013-02-13.
- O'Neill, John J. (2008) [First published 1944]. Prodigal Genius: The Life of Nikola Tesla (reprint). Kempton, Illinois: Adventures Unlimited Press. ISBN 978-1-931882-85-9.
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