Tesla: Wizard at War: The Genius, the Particle Beam Weapon, and the Pursuit of Power
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Summary
In this insightful and revelatory new book， the author of the highly acclaimed， award-winning international bestseller Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla delves deeper into the groundbreaking ideas and astonishing mind of one of the greatest geniuses of modern times。 The culmination of more than four decades of research， Tesla: Wizard at War explores the historical impact of Tesla's particle beam weapon and other brilliant work--and how it continues to shape global military technology and diplomatic strategies even today。
In a few years hence， it will be possible for nations to fight without armies， ships or guns， by weapons far more terrible to the destructive action and range of which there is virtually no limit。 Any city at any distance whatsoever from the enemy can be destroyed by him and no power on Earth can stop him from doing so。 --Nikola Tesla， circa 1925
Drawing on forty years of research and a treasure trove of new information， Tesla: Wizard at War provides a comprehensive view of Tesla's discoveries， which continue to influence today's military technology and diplomatic strategies。 One of the world's leading Tesla experts， Marc J。 Seifer offers new insight into the brilliant scientist's particle beam weapon （a。k。a。 the Death Ray） and explores his military negotiations with pivotal historical figures--including his links to Joseph Stalin， Vannevar Bush， General Andrew McNaughton， and Franklin Delano Roosevelt。
From Tesla's role in the origins of Star Wars technology and his dynamic theory of gravity to the real purpose behind the iconic tower at Wardenclyffe， this is an eye-opening account of Tesla's projects， passions， and ambitions--and an illuminating， important study of one of history's most intriguing figures。
In a few years hence， it will be possible for nations to fight without armies， ships or guns， by weapons far more terrible to the destructive action and range of which there is virtually no limit。 Any city at any distance whatsoever from the enemy can be destroyed by him and no power on Earth can stop him from doing so。 --Nikola Tesla， circa 1925
Drawing on forty years of research and a treasure trove of new information， Tesla: Wizard at War provides a comprehensive view of Tesla's discoveries， which continue to influence today's military technology and diplomatic strategies。 One of the world's leading Tesla experts， Marc J。 Seifer offers new insight into the brilliant scientist's particle beam weapon （a。k。a。 the Death Ray） and explores his military negotiations with pivotal historical figures--including his links to Joseph Stalin， Vannevar Bush， General Andrew McNaughton， and Franklin Delano Roosevelt。
From Tesla's role in the origins of Star Wars technology and his dynamic theory of gravity to the real purpose behind the iconic tower at Wardenclyffe， this is an eye-opening account of Tesla's projects， passions， and ambitions--and an illuminating， important study of one of history's most intriguing figures。
Reviews
Matt Mangum
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This is part biography， part interest in Tesla's inventions， and part interest in some of his theories。 I definitely learned more about Tesla and his times， but the book was terribly disorganized， jumping from subject to subject and from time period to time period。 It could have stood more coherence。 This is part biography， part interest in Tesla's inventions， and part interest in some of his theories。 I definitely learned more about Tesla and his times， but the book was terribly disorganized， jumping from subject to subject and from time period to time period。 It could have stood more coherence。 。。。more
Perrin Larton
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I was intrigued by this book and was happy to have been granted a review copy from NetGalley。Tesla was ahead of his time and I've always been interested in some of his lesser known experiments。 This book gave me that information。 Even with being quite interested in Tesla， I kind of had to slog through many chapters of this book。 Some of the writing was dry and even when there was an amazing bit of history， there was no amazing writing to go with it。 I'm happy I have more information on Nikola Te I was intrigued by this book and was happy to have been granted a review copy from NetGalley。Tesla was ahead of his time and I've always been interested in some of his lesser known experiments。 This book gave me that information。 Even with being quite interested in Tesla， I kind of had to slog through many chapters of this book。 Some of the writing was dry and even when there was an amazing bit of history， there was no amazing writing to go with it。 I'm happy I have more information on Nikola Tesla than I did before， and knowing this was not fiction， I get the writing style。 I just wish the things Tesla invented or helped invent would have been given a more reader friendly voice。 。。。more
Jan
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Tesla was a genius inventor more than a century ahead of his time who worked on many projects that he wanted to create an atmosphere where there was no more war。 He worked on his projects through numerous European wars including The Great War and WW2。 His projects include automatons， binary code， mixed radio frequencies， and remote control。 Millennials have a smaller sense of wonder about many of his visionary projects because they have no idea how we managed to survive with transistor radios， l Tesla was a genius inventor more than a century ahead of his time who worked on many projects that he wanted to create an atmosphere where there was no more war。 He worked on his projects through numerous European wars including The Great War and WW2。 His projects include automatons， binary code， mixed radio frequencies， and remote control。 Millennials have a smaller sense of wonder about many of his visionary projects because they have no idea how we managed to survive with transistor radios， landlines， no TV or garage door remotes。 And some of the information has only been declassified in the last decade。 There are many high-profile money people showcased as his backers and even a nod to Hedy Lamarr， the actress/inventor。 While the aspect of his naval/military war contributions comprises only a part of the book， I found it more than interesting！I requested and received a free e-book copy from Kensington Books/Citadel via NetGalley。 Thank you！ 。。。more
Bargain Sleuth Book Reviews
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I don't know a lot about Tesla， and after reading this book， I know a bit more， but the way the book was written was disappointing。 There seemed to be little editing done。 Instead of quoting from Tesla's writings， you get 4 pages of a letter Tesla wrote。 I'm still looking for a good biography of Tesla。 This wasn't it。 I don't know a lot about Tesla， and after reading this book， I know a bit more， but the way the book was written was disappointing。 There seemed to be little editing done。 Instead of quoting from Tesla's writings， you get 4 pages of a letter Tesla wrote。 I'm still looking for a good biography of Tesla。 This wasn't it。 。。。more
University of Chicago Magazine
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Marc J。 Seifer， AM’75AuthorFrom the publisher: “Drawing on forty years of research and a treasure trove of new information， Tesla: Wizard at War provides a comprehensive view of Tesla's discoveries， which continue to influence today's military technology and diplomatic strategies。 One of the world's leading Tesla experts， Marc J。 Seifer offers new insight into the brilliant scientist's particle beam weapon （a。k。a。 the "Death Ray"） and explores his military negotiations with pivotal historical fi Marc J。 Seifer， AM’75AuthorFrom the publisher: “Drawing on forty years of research and a treasure trove of new information， Tesla: Wizard at War provides a comprehensive view of Tesla's discoveries， which continue to influence today's military technology and diplomatic strategies。 One of the world's leading Tesla experts， Marc J。 Seifer offers new insight into the brilliant scientist's particle beam weapon （a。k。a。 the "Death Ray"） and explores his military negotiations with pivotal historical figures—including his links to Joseph Stalin， Vannevar Bush， General Andrew McNaughton， and Franklin Delano Roosevelt。” 。。。more
Paul Vogelzang
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Marc Seifer's books about Tesla are fascinating， and Marc is a joy to speak with。 I'll be posting my audio interview with Marc for Smithsonian Associates soon。 Stay tuned。。。thank you， Marc！ Marc Seifer's books about Tesla are fascinating， and Marc is a joy to speak with。 I'll be posting my audio interview with Marc for Smithsonian Associates soon。 Stay tuned。。。thank you， Marc！ 。。。more
Kimberly
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Deeply informativeMy thanks to the author， Marc Seifer， for an ebook of this work。 This retelling of the scientific life of Tesla is a well researched and professionally written work。 The author documents his writing with notes and letters Tesla sent and received from many prominent people。 He was not always treated well or fairly and died in n debt。 This is an interesting work， especially for those with a background and understanding of the science involved。
Eleanor Carson
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I`ve been curious about Tesla for years and finally got around to listening to an audiobook about his life。 At this point， I`m about 95% of the way through the book， and will definitely finish it。As with many leading-edge scientists， scientific competition took a toll on Tesla`s productivity。 It almost seems like he and Edison were two sides of the same coin， with Tesla inventing and Edison hiring productive inventors who were unconcerned about receiving credit for their inventions。 Tesla worked I`ve been curious about Tesla for years and finally got around to listening to an audiobook about his life。 At this point， I`m about 95% of the way through the book， and will definitely finish it。As with many leading-edge scientists， scientific competition took a toll on Tesla`s productivity。 It almost seems like he and Edison were two sides of the same coin， with Tesla inventing and Edison hiring productive inventors who were unconcerned about receiving credit for their inventions。 Tesla worked for Edison for a short time and left over their disagreement about whether ac or dc was the best form of electricity （later， Tesla won）。 If Tesla had succeeded in making money on his marketable inventions he would have become extremely wealthy。 It seems a crime that this did not happen。 The jealousy of his contemporaries actively interfered with his ability to produce and profit from his inventions and this might have deprived the world of an incredible leap forward in technology。This audiobook gets only 3 stars at this point。 While Seifer has definitely done the research and is clearly authoritative on the topic of Tesla， he could have presented turning points in Tesla`s life with more drama。 Frankly put， some parts of the book seemed repetitive and I had to keep backtracking through the audiobook because my mind wandered。 On the other hand， Simon Vance has done a good job of dramatizing the text， such as it is。 I would have liked to learn more about Tesla`s health problems at the end。 Why did he become anorexic， and was nutritional deficiency the ultimate cause of his death？ This part was glossed over。 While it`s good to know that Tesla lived a long and relatively healthy life， given his single-minded pursuit of scientific invention， it is a mystery why he became skeletal towards the end of his life。 Seifer spent far more time discussing how Tesla`s papers and property were siphoned away by interested parties in the government and elsewhere than he did on the conditions leading to Tesla`s death。 Looks like I`ll have to listen to at least one other book on Tesla to learn about this troubling part of his life。 。。。more
Warren Moore
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It's hard to imagine a duller account of a fascinating genius。 It's hard to imagine a duller account of a fascinating genius。 。。。more
OjoAusana
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*received for free from netgalley for honest review* really great， long book！ worth the read and a book i really want to put on my shelves！
Claudia
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3。5 stars。I used to be a science teacher， though Tesla was not one of the figures I usually presented in my classroom。 However， I know a little bit about him， probably just his major contributions。 I found his battle with Marconi over who really invented the telegraph interesting。 I also thought his ideas about weaponry （bombs or missiles， I don't recall） ensuring an end to war very interesting。 He was ahead of his time with the "Peace Keeper Missile" theory。 I just stated that I did not recall 3。5 stars。I used to be a science teacher， though Tesla was not one of the figures I usually presented in my classroom。 However， I know a little bit about him， probably just his major contributions。 I found his battle with Marconi over who really invented the telegraph interesting。 I also thought his ideas about weaponry （bombs or missiles， I don't recall） ensuring an end to war very interesting。 He was ahead of his time with the "Peace Keeper Missile" theory。 I just stated that I did not recall exactly what he was proposing: bombs or missiles or something else。 That is the problem I had with this book。 For the most part， I found it rather boring。 As a work of nonfiction， I was not expecting an entertaining novel， but my attention wandered。 I had to back up the audio file and listen to parts of it again。 I listened to over 80% of the book and decided I was finished and could write a fair review。 In my opinion， this book is not for people who want to learn a little something about Tesla。 It includes plenty of detail。 It is well researched。 Readers who are more familiar with Tesla's life and career than I am may have enjoyed this book more。 Since it is nonfiction， readers with a specific interest can certainly refer to that topic rather than reading the entire text。 Depending on what you are looking for， this book may be either 3 or 4 stars。 Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Bdaddino
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Marc Seifer has done it again。 With Wizard， the Life and Times of Nikola Tesla， his extensive and authoritative account of the many accomplishments of Tesla， he singlehandedly plucked the great inventor from near-obscurity and brought him back into public awareness。 Now， with Tesla: Wizard at War， Seifer dives deeper， not only revealing new facts about Wardenclyffe， but continues the Tesla story into the war years and beyond。 Using many primary sources Seifer’s meticulous research has ferreted o Marc Seifer has done it again。 With Wizard， the Life and Times of Nikola Tesla， his extensive and authoritative account of the many accomplishments of Tesla， he singlehandedly plucked the great inventor from near-obscurity and brought him back into public awareness。 Now， with Tesla: Wizard at War， Seifer dives deeper， not only revealing new facts about Wardenclyffe， but continues the Tesla story into the war years and beyond。 Using many primary sources Seifer’s meticulous research has ferreted out the facts behind Tesla’s political connections， his involvement with the US Navy and Telefunken， and his impassioned efforts to sell his teleforce concepts to world powers in order to end war。 This never-before-told story related by the foremost authority on Nikola Tesla， and the intriguing thesis it leads us to is not to be missed。 。。。more
Yasmine
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I received a free audiobook from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。The information in this book about Tesla is interesting， and can be explored thoroughly on some of Tesla's greates inventions。 However， I would not recommend this to be the first book somebody should pick up when trying to read about Nikola Tesla。 This is a book for educated people who have already made a lot of research or read up on Tesla before and know a great deal about him and his experiments。 That would certainly I received a free audiobook from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。The information in this book about Tesla is interesting， and can be explored thoroughly on some of Tesla's greates inventions。 However， I would not recommend this to be the first book somebody should pick up when trying to read about Nikola Tesla。 This is a book for educated people who have already made a lot of research or read up on Tesla before and know a great deal about him and his experiments。 That would certainly make this book a bit more entertaining and understandable。 Having said that， I feel like the narrator Simon Vance did a great job at narrating this book's contents and I enjoyed listening to the audiobook。 It is definitely out of my usual choice of genre， so the fact that I enjoyed this might say that a lot of other people who do not know a lot about Tesla's history might also want to pick this up at some point， if they're truly interested。 I enjoyed learning about Tesla's role in the origins of Star Wars technology and his dynamic theory of gravity！ 。。。more
NaTaya Hastings
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*I received a free copy of this audio book in exchange for my honest review。 That has， in no way， affected my review。*I couldn't really get into this one。 The information in it was good， but it was just so dry and hard to follow。 I found myself tuning out and having to back up and listen to the same parts over and over again。 It wasn't necessarily the narrator; it was more about how it was written。 It was just really draggy in parts。 I really couldn't get into it。 I finished it， and again， I enj *I received a free copy of this audio book in exchange for my honest review。 That has， in no way， affected my review。*I couldn't really get into this one。 The information in it was good， but it was just so dry and hard to follow。 I found myself tuning out and having to back up and listen to the same parts over and over again。 It wasn't necessarily the narrator; it was more about how it was written。 It was just really draggy in parts。 I really couldn't get into it。 I finished it， and again， I enjoyed learning about some of the actual factual information， but I didn't enjoy the way that it was presented。 The narrator was fine。 It was just the overall pacing of the story。 I just couldn't get into it。 。。。more
Jenna Rideout
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