Tesla

Nikola Tesla did not simply invent machines. He imagined the future.

Long before smartphones, wireless communication, drones, and global electrical networks existed, Tesla was predicting a world connected invisibly through technology. Brilliant, eccentric, visionary, and often misunderstood, he helped build the foundations of the modern age while living a life that seemed almost as extraordinary as his inventions.

The Man Who Invented Tomorrow explores the remarkable story behind one of history's most fascinating inventors. From his childhood in rural Croatia to the fierce battle between alternating and direct current, from the dazzling lights of the Chicago World's Fair to the mysterious Wardenclyffe Tower, this book traces Tesla's astonishing rise, dramatic failures, bold predictions, and enduring myths.
Written in a lively, accessible style and beautifully illustrated throughout in full colour, this is both the story of a scientific genius and the story of the electrical world he helped create.

Did you know?

• Tesla demonstrated a radio-controlled boat in 1898, decades before modern drones and remote-controlled machines became common.
• He predicted portable wireless communication devices long before the invention of the mobile phone.
• Tesla once lit lamps wirelessly during experiments in Colorado Springs, creating demonstrations so dramatic that local residents thought the city's power station had exploded.

Along the way, also discover:

• The truth behind the so-called "War of Currents"
• Why Tesla fell out with Thomas Edison
• The mystery of Wardenclyffe Tower
• The origins of the "death ray" stories
• How Tesla became a modern cultural icon
• Which of his predictions actually came true

Part history, part science, and part detective story, The Man Who Invented Tomorrow separates fact from myth to reveal the real Nikola Tesla: a man whose ideas helped shape the modern world and whose imagination still feels startlingly ahead of its time.