As a scientist and businessman, Nikola Tesla saw his fortunes reverse as many times as his alternating current method of conducting electricity. Born in Croatia, Tesla found his way to America where he met fellow inventor Thomas A. Edison. However, the two brilliant men did not share similar methods of experimentation and soon parted ways. Tesla set up a laboratory in Colorado, where his electricity experiments soon attracted attention—both good and bad. Though this was where he built his famous Tesla coil, which turns a small amount of electricity into a great spark. This book outlines what biographers have discovered about Tesla and explores both his amazing achievements and his stunning failures.