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Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on September 1, 2013
Nikola Tesla--visionary, inventor, electrical engineer--is often overshadowed in textbooks by scientists such as Edison and Marconi (who, according to the U.S. Supreme Court, falsely received credit for inventing the radio Tesla designed). Here, in the only biography about him published for young readers, Tesla partially receives his due. Tesla's early interest in electricity and manipulating its power can be documented, but at times unwarranted predestination creeps into the account ("Someday, I will turn the power of Ni...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2013 | Biographies
The only biography about Tesla published for young readers introduces an individual who knows what he wants to accomplish (an alternati...Log In or Sign Up to Read More