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Lightning strikes : timeless lessons in creativity from the life and work of Nikola Tesla / John F. Wasik.

by Wasik, John F.

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Sterling Publishing, c2016.

621.3092 T337wL

Tesla, Nikola, 1856-1943.

Electrical engineers -- United States -- Biography.

Inventors -- United States -- Biography.

9781454917687 (hc.)

xi, 275 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical essay (pages 249-264) index.

"Seventy years after his death, Nikola Tesla has become a rock star. World-changing inventions made him a celebrity in his own time, but something otherworldly makes him transcend his era and remain an eternal beacon for our civilization. Tesla's prescient vision and schematics of a future where energy, science, and world peace co-exist elevate him above the mere title of "inventor." His ideas and inventions are still shaping our present and future in profound ways. In Lightning strikes, John F. Wasik not only looks at how Tesla arrived at his inventions; he also illuminates how you can tap into the same source of creation within yorself. To help you grasp and internalize some of Tesla's ideas -- and how he came to them -- Wasik presents TeslActions; specific ways that you can enhance and often reboot your creative process to reach a higher level of thought. Wasik examines Tesla's complete legacy, including his profound influence on everything from systems integration to drone warfare. He revisits Tesla's relationships with giants like Thomas Edison, J.P. Morgan, and Mark Twain, and explains how hundreds of his ideas are being implemented today with such global technical developments as clean power, robotics, alternating current, and wireless transmission of power and information. In addition to exploring why the government and business leaders wanted to shut down Tesla's bold experiments, Wasik introduces you to modern-day luminaries -- including Larry Page of Google and Elon Musk of Tesla Motors -- who have been inspired by Tesla's many powerful ideas. Ultimately, Lightning Strikes is about the spirit of creativity as seen through the lens of Tesla's world-changing endeavors." --Jacket.

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