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http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
BetseaK, your review is great! I just finished the book myself, and found it to be fascinating. I really knew nothing about Tesla. The book claims that there may have been a range of conspirators who tried to take credit for Tesla's discoveries and inventions. These claims may be true.
Here is my review.
Is anybody else reading this book?
Here is my review.
Is anybody else reading this book?


Thank you David. Your review is much better than mine!

Wow, David, your review is great. You managed to capture the essence of the book so neatly and concisely. (BetseaK, you already know that I love your review ;))
As for me, I'm in the process of reading The Wizard. It's such an engrossing read! I'm also making notes along the way, so I will do a review when I'm done reading.

Does it get better?

Interesting how things depend on the point of view. I like The Wizard because of the details. Tesla's life story is very exciting, and the multitude of details just paint a fuller, richer picture for me.


Wonderful review, Martina! Love it!:)

I am also a bit frustrated, not so much with the details (I like detail) but the author seems to jump around a lot, and there are lots of characters. But I am enjoying it even though it's slow going for me. Tesla knew a lot of famous people. I found a cool timeline of his life at this website: http://www.teslauniverse.com/nikola-t...



I'll have to take a trip to the museum when it's done. Thanks, Glynn.

A pity you didn't have time, Aloha. Your review surely would have been very interesting.

Thanks for the link, Glynn.

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Thank you, Martina. I'm undisciplined when it comes to writing reviews. Maybe if I say I'm not writing a review, I'll write one. Reverse psychology. :o)

Not sure if you can call it a "review."

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Finished it much faster than I thought I would.

Although not great in terms of detail, i think it can be nice and short follow up on Tesla's life after reading Wizard.


On another note, it didn't give me much confidence in the patent system, but Tesla didn't help himself in this regard either. Is innovation better off today than it was then?
Books mentioned in this topic
Tesla: Man Out of Time (other topics)Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla: Biography of a Genius (other topics)
Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla: Biography of a Genius (other topics)
Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla: Biography of a Genius for May 2013.
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