What are the Best Mystery Novels of the Past 25 Years?

Over 25 years have passed since 1990 when the Crime Writers' Association of Britain compiled their list of the 100 Best Mystery Novels. It has been 20 years since the Mystery Writers of America undertook a similar effort. These lists, which included several entries that are short story collections,...

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Tesla Versus Einstein

Tesla's Battle with Einstein "Too bad, Sir Isaac, they dimmed your renownAnd turned your great science upside down.Now a long-haired crank, Einstein by name,Puts on your high teaching all the blame.Says: matter and force are transmutableAnd wrong the laws you thought immutable."Fragments of...

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Was Nikola Tesla Gay?

My reflexive response to this question is: get a life. This is a puerile inquiry that seeks to pigeonhole a person rather than understand him.A more considered answer might be: Tesla is an important historical figure and who we are as a people is an important question. So, let's go there.I will address...

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Health Tips From Nikola Tesla

    Nikola Tesla maintained an exacting regimen of specific foods and very little sleep. He was a vegetarian, although not a vegan. Tea and coffee were evils while alcohol was the elixir of life. His advice and warnings about health matters hold a quaint charm.    Meat...

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Tesla: The Basics

I've written a number of posts related to my research into the life of Nikola Tesla. Although many may be visiting my blog because of their prior interest in Tesla, others may not be familiar with him. So I decided to write a standard post of introduction to the man and his work. Who Was Nikola Tesla?     ...

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Nikola Tesla Versus Adrian Monk

Tesla Vs. Monk      The fictional character Adrian Monk as portrayed by Tony Shalhoub, was a freelance crime consultant and former homicide detective with the San Francisco police. He appeared in 125 episodes of the program Monk which originally aired from 2002 to 20091.    ...

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Nikola Tesla Versus Sherlock Holmes

In my first novel, A Predatory Mind, I included a backstory about an interaction between the famed inventor Nikola Tesla and the multi-murderer, Dr. Henry H. Holmes. After completing the book, I realized that Tesla and Holmes were the most interesting aspect of the novel and I decided to write a sequel*...

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A Map to Tesla's Manhattan

This 1895 map identifies the locations of the major sites for the half century in which Nikola Tesla lived, worked and relaxed in Manhattan. The legend to the sites is below. 1895 Map of Manhattan. Tesla residences, laboratories, businesses and hangouts are labelled in yellow. Note: I had difficulty...

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