University Press returns with another short and captivating portrait of one of history’s most compelling figures, Nikola Tesla.Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, and futurist who is best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electrical supply system. Collaborating with and competing against inventors like Thomas Edison, Tesla experimented with wireless technologies – including wireless lighting, wireless electric power distribution, and wireless communication. He may have also captured the world’s first X-ray image.After spending much of his life rubbing shoulders with celebrities and wealthy patrons, Tesla died penniless and his work fell into relative obscurity. However, In 2003, Elon Musk and a group of engineers contributed to a renewed fascination with Tesla’s genius by naming their electric car company after him. And so, Nikola Tesla’s intriguing legacy has been revived.This short book tells the intensely human story of a man who changed the world in a way that no one else could.