Table of Contents
Preface ix
Introduction: Why Tesla Still Electrifies Us 1
I Hoover's Stakeout: An Iconic Inventor Dies 9
Teslaction #1 Be Introspective 26
II Catching Fire: Tesla's Creative Inheritance 29
Teslaction #2 Be Unrelentingly Curious 46
III Flashes of Light: The Psychology of Tesla 49
Teslaction #3 Practice Visualization 66
IV From Prague to Pittsburgh: The Roving Electrician 69
Teslaction #4 Be Indispensable 92
V The Wizard of Electricity: Tesla's lightning Show 95
Teslaction #5 Sell Your Ideas 116
VI Power from the Earth and Sky: Tesla's Wireless World System 119
Teslaction #6 Zoom Out 138
VII Weathering the Storm: The Fall of Wardenclyffe 141
Teslaction #7 Be Resilient 156
VIII Man for All Seasons: Adapting to a New, Turbulent Century 159
Teslaction #8 Reposition Yourself 184
IX A Detective Story: Searching for the Elusive Death Ray 187
Teslaction #9 Be Empathic 208
X The Once and Future Tesla: The Wizards Twenty-First-Century Legacy 211
Teslaction #10 Be Chimeric 236
Epilogue 239
References & Abbreviations 245
Bibliographic Essay 249
Acknowledgments 265
Image Credits 267
Index 269
About the Author 276