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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Nikola Tesla do during the Edison Medal presentation ceremony?
2. Why is Nikola Tesla never sure what day to celebrate for his birthday?
3. What are the descendants of the Tesla flivver airplane?
4. With whom does the New York Times suggest that Nikola Tesla will share the 1915 Nobel Prize in physics?
5. For what invention is the 1915 Nobel Prize in Physics given?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 25, "The Birthday Parties," how does Kenneth Swezey make Nikola's seventy-fifth birthday memorable?
2. What mistake does Nikola make when proposing his process for degassifying copper to the American Smelting and Refining Company?
3. Why is Nikola Tesla constantly passed over for fame and fortune for his inventions, especially radio?
4. Whom does Nikola approach for funding for his system to broadcast all wavelength channels from a single station, and why is this person his choice?
5. What use does Nikola describe for radar in Chapter 21, "Radar"?
6. What role does the National Research Council have in preventing Nikola from getting his ideas listened to?
7. In Chapter 27, "Cosmic Communion," for what purpose does Nikola Tesla use his birthday parties during his eightieth decade?
8. Describe Nikola's appearance and day-to-day circumstances as he enters his fifties as described in Chapter 18, "Midstream Perils".
9. What does the fact that Nikola Tesla tries to send a letter to the long-dead Mark Twain signal about his impending death?
10. In Chapter 22, "The Guest of Honor," what are B.A. Behrend's motives in persuading the AIEE to award the Edison Medal to Nikola Tesla?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
After the fire in Nikola's laboratory, he is almost financially destitute. Nonetheless, he makes several judgment errors. List at least five errors and select the two that most inhibit Nikola's work during that time period. Describe your reasons for your selections.
Essay Topic 2
For a period in Nikola Tesla's life, he becomes quite secretive about more than surface details of his inventions. In his seventies, he announces earth-shattering inventions and makes numerous prophecies. To what do you attribute these changes? Why is Nikola suddenly willing to take risks again after so many years? How much of this change can be attributed to the interest shown to him by Kenneth Swezey?
Essay Topic 3
Nikola never profited much financially from any of his inventions, and many were never patented. In addition, many of his ideas were developed decades, or even centuries before science and technology were sufficiently developed to carry the work forward. Choose two of Nikola's inventions, and trace the youth and adult experiences in Nikola's life that contribute to this futuristic outlook. Provide examples in the book that seem to substantiate reasons for his unique ability to see far into the science and technology future.
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