{"product_id":"wizard-the-life-and-times-of-nikola-tesla-biography-of-a-genius-citadel-press-book","title":"Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla : Biography of a Genius (Citadel Press Book)","description":"\"[Wizard] brings the many complex facets of [Tesla's] personal and technical life together in to a cohesive whole. . .. I highly recommend this biography of a great technologist.\" --A.A. Mullin, U.S. Army Space and Strategic Defense Command, COMPUTING REVIEWS\n\n\"[Along with A Beautiful Mind] one of the five best biographies written on the brilliantly disturbed.\" --WALL STREET JOURNAL\n\n\"Wizard is a compelling tale presenting a teeming, vivid world of science, technology, culture and human lives.\" --NEW SCIENTIST\n\n\"Marc Seifer is an excellent writer and scholar, who has produced a wonderfully readable and illuminating biography of one of the most intriguing men of this century. . . mak[ing] us understand not only the man, but also the times in which he lived. . . . [A] masterpiece.\" --NELSON DEMILLE\n\n\"The author presents much new material. . . [and] bases his book on a large number of archival and primary sources. . .. Underneath the layers of hero worship, the core of Seifer's book is a serious piece of scholarship.\" --Ronald Kline, SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN\n\n\"Seifer has done a remarkable job going through all the Tesla manuscripts. . . ferret[ing] out hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles in which he traces out Tesla's public image [and] offers a reasonable reconstruction of Tesla's emotional world. . . . Seifer has significantly advanced our understanding of Tesla.\" --Bernard Carlson, author of Tesla: Inventor of the Electrical Age, for ISIS\n\n\"It is my opinion that Dr. Seifer leads the world as the most authoritative of all the Tesla researchers.\" --J.W. McGINNIS, President, International Tesla Society\n\n\"Far and away the best job among Tesla biographies.\" --Jeffrey D. Kooistra, INFINITE ENERGY\n\n\"Wizard is . . . utterly absorbing with chapters charting all stages of Tesla's life. . .. Seifer treats his prodigious subject with sympathy and realism.\" --NEXUS\n\n\"Wizard. . . presents a much more accurate. . . picture of Tesla. . .. [It] is thorough, informative, entertaining and a valuable addition to electrotechnological history, past and future.\" --ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING TIMES\n\n\"In modern times, Tesla may be enjoying a comeback thanks to books like Wizard.\" --THE NEW YORK TIMES\n\n\"Here is a deep and comprehensive biography of a great engineer of early electrical science. Indeed, it is likely to become the definitive biography of the Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla. . . .. Highly recommended.\" --AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0806519606\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0806519606.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Seifer, Marc\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43357832871997,"sku":"BVV.0806519606.G","price":8.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0806519606-0.jpg?v=1784237852","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/wizard-the-life-and-times-of-nikola-tesla-biography-of-a-genius-citadel-press-book","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}