"By focusing on the social and economic differences among Nikola Tesla, Alexander Graham Bell, and Thomas Edison, as well as their shared hunger for making monumental discoveries in electronics that could--and did--alter the modern world, the writer and the artist show plainly that an inventor's creativity is but one ingredient in his or her achievements and that commercial success takes a toll on the inventor's life outside the lab. . . Helfand's solid research is a great jumping-off point for student researchers." -- ...
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"By focusing on the social and economic differences among Nikola Tesla, Alexander Graham Bell, and Thomas Edison, as well as their shared hunger for making monumental discoveries in electronics that could--and did--alter the modern world, the writer and the artist show plainly that an inventor's creativity is but one ingredient in his or her achievements and that commercial success takes a toll on the inventor's life outside the lab. . . Helfand's solid research is a great jumping-off point for student researchers." -- Francisca Goldsmith, Booklist
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Add this copy of Taj Mahal Agra and Fatehpur Sikri [Paperback] [Jan 01, to cart. $53.82, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2006 by Prakash Books.