Tesla: Inventor of the Modern

Nikola Tesla (1856–1943) is well revered by today's entrepreneurs for his moonshot visions of the future. As the inventor of alternating current (AC) power systems and one of the primary contributors to radio technology, his work has only recently been recognized. Munson (George Fabyan) affirms the myth of the Serbian American inventor and engineer as an isolated genius willing to reshape the present into the future, if only given the opportunity and the financial support. Munson capably describes Tesla as a man before his time, often misunderstood because few shared his imagination and insight. He presents Tesla as the "true inventor of radio," a claim disputed by those favoring Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi. Since Tesla lived and died between the ages of lone and corporate invention, it is unsurprising that some of the credit due him has been questioned. As an earnest proponent of Tesla, Munson may be accused of hyperbole—if Tesla were not so worthy of it.