"Like Einstein he (was) an outsider and like Edison, a wide-ranging generalist. Where others stopped short, aware of what could not be done, he continued. The example set by Tesla has always been particularly inspiring to the lone runner."--Margaret Cheney, author of Tesla, Man Out of Time. The Inventions, Researches and Writings of Nikola Tesla is the record of the pioneering work of a genius and inventor in the field of electricity. During the early twentieth century Tesla blazed the path that electrical development followed for many years to come, and this book brings together many of the findings and theories that made him famous (and to some, infamous). This volume shows not only the scope of Tesla's theories and inventions, but allows contemporary readers to experience the amazing range of his thinking. There is great intellectual profit in studying a vigorous and original mind, and Nikola Tesla was one of the most energetic and visionary thinkers of this century. This book includes lectures, articles and discussions, particularly those bearing on polyphase motors and the effects obtained with currents of high potential and high frequency. B&W photos and illus.