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5.0
Nikola Tesla was brilliant and forward thinking. His contributions to electricity and magnetism forever changed how much of the world lives and works. I would say he was ahead of his time in his view on social issues, such as racial and gender equity. Though scientifically motivated, he was a spiritual individual and acknowledged there were certain occurrences and phenomena that couldn’t be explained scientifically. I was impressed with Tesla’s awareness and self expression, and would definitely recommend this read.
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3.0
Brilliant egomaniac-just my kind of dude! I'm pretty sure this book was just pieced together from various articles notes jotted down in the lab, so it lacks a cohesive feeling. Not a lot of meat, but nice to see his thoughts in his own words. Last paragraph on human nature and war(written on the heels of WWI) was just a bit chilling given the current world climate. Seriously the coolest dude-ever!
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Nikola Tesla for Kids
His Life, Ideas, and Inventions, with 21 Activities
Amy M. O'Quinn
Chicago Review Press (Jul 9, 2019)
Softcover$16.99 (144pp)
978-0-912777-21-4
Nikola Tesla was an accomplished scientist and inventor as well as an enigmatic technological dreamer, as shown in Amy M. O’Quinn’s thorough biography Nikola Tesla for Kids.
The book moves from Tesla’s youth in modern-day Croatia to his death in New York. The list of his accomplishments is incredible: the invention of the alternating current system of electricity; pioneering studies of wireless technology; work instrumental to the development of radio and leading to the posthumous acknowledgement of his radio patents.
Though Tesla is not as well known as Thomas Edison or other contemporary inventors, he proves to be an intriguing and sympathetic subject. Throughout his life, his grand ideas were either brought to fruition or, more often, stymied by his handling of business and finances. The ups and downs of Tesla’s fortunes provide the raw dramatic fodder for the book. Although the book makes concessions f
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bioniclib's review against another edition
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2.0
Mr. Seifer’s style didn’t connect with me. There’s very little building of a narrative. It’s just a series of loosely connected anecdotes and long quotes and misconceptions that are presented and then refuted or confirmed Then on page 250, he suddenly starts using section headings within chapters. I like this idea but it was jarring to read this much of the book and then have it tossed in. Oh and he uses italic to emphasis soooo much. He also uses so many quotes that I was left thinking he couldn’t come up with enough to say himself or couldn’t figure out how to paraphrase. That said, I did learn a bunch about a few historical figures.
For starters, I learned Tesla was a weird dude. To wit:
“To Tesla, his remote-controlled boat was not simply a machine, it was a new technological creation endowed with the ability to think. In Tesla’s view, it was also, in a sense, the first nonbiological life-form on the planet.” P.203
This was because he thought ideas were simply reactions to external stimuli. He thou
Nikola Tesla for Kids
His Life, Ideas, and Inventions, with 21 Activities
Amy M. O'Quinn
Chicago Review Press (Jul 9, 2019)
Softcover$16.99 (144pp)
978-0-912777-21-4
Nikola Tesla was an accomplished scientist and inventor as well as an enigmatic technological dreamer, as shown in Amy M. O’Quinn’s thorough biography Nikola Tesla for Kids.
The book moves from Tesla’s youth in modern-day Croatia to his death in New York. The list of his accomplishments is incredible: the invention of the alternating current system of electricity; pioneering studies of wireless technology; work instrumental to the development of radio and leading to the posthumous acknowledgement of his radio patents.
Though Tesla is not as well known as Thomas Edison or other contemporary inventors, he proves to be an intriguing and sympathetic subject. Throughout his life, his grand ideas were either brought to fruition or, more often, stymied by his handling of business and finances. The ups and downs of Tesla’s fortunes provide the raw dramatic fodder for the book. Although the book makes concessions f
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bioniclib's review against another edition
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2.0
Mr. Seifer’s style didn’t connect with me. There’s very little building of a narrative. It’s just a series of loosely connected anecdotes and long quotes and misconceptions that are presented and then refuted or confirmed Then on page 250, he suddenly starts using section headings within chapters. I like this idea but it was jarring to read this much of the book and then have it tossed in. Oh and he uses italic to emphasis soooo much. He also uses so many quotes that I was left thinking he couldn’t come up with enough to say himself or couldn’t figure out how to paraphrase. That said, I did learn a bunch about a few historical figures.
For starters, I learned Tesla was a weird dude. To wit:
“To Tesla, his remote-controlled boat was not simply a machine, it was a new technological creation endowed with the ability to think. In Tesla’s view, it was also, in a sense, the first nonbiological life-form on the planet.” P.203
This was because he thought ideas were simply reactions to external stimuli. He thou
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