Nikola Tesla

Part visionary, part mad scientist, and absolute genius, Nikola Tesla should be as famous as Edison, but he's been largely forgotten.

By Kurt Andersen • Jan 28, 2008 • 1 min read

Part visionary, part mad scientist, and absolute genius, Nikola Tesla should be as famous as Edison, but he's been largely forgotten. Kurt talks with Samantha Hunt about her new novel The Invention of Everything Else. Tesla is the protagonist, and despite the outlandish biographical details all through the book, there was very little she had to make up.

Kurt Andersen
Author of "Evil Geniuses," "Fantasyland," and "You Can’t Spell America Without Me"

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Nikola Tesla

Part visionary, part mad scientist, and absolute genius, Nikola Tesla should be as famous as Edison, but he's been largely forgotten.

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Nikola Tesla

Part visionary, part mad scientist, and absolute genius, Nikola Tesla should be as famous as Edison, but he's been largely forgotten.

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