Past Events

• Fri, October 19

  Fort Collins Book Fest

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• Wed, August 1

  Politics & Prose — Washington, D.C.

  Politics & Prose
  5015 Connecticut Ave. NW
  Washington, DC 20016
  (MAP)

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• Mon, July 23

  Smithsonian Institution — Washington, D.C.

  Smithsonian Institution
  Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden
  Marion & Gustave Ring Auditorium
  7th St & Independence Ave SW
  Metro: L'Enfant Plaza
  

  Nikola Tesla invented the radio, the induction motor, the neon lamp, and the remote control. His brilliant but decidedly strange persona, however, prevented his most advanced ideas from being recognized for decades. Biographer Richard Munson shines a light on a magnificently bizarre genius.

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• Fri, June 22

  Tattered Cover — Littleton, CO

  Tattered Cover
  Aspen Grove
  7301 S Santa Fe Dr
  Littleton, CO 80120

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• Wed, June 20

  Boulder Bookstore — Boulder, CO

  Boulder Bookstore
  1107 Pearl Street
  Boulder, CO 80302

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• Mon, June 18

  The Commonwealth Club — San Francisco

  The Commonwealth Club
  110 The Embarcadero
  Toni Rembe Rock Auditorium
  San Francisco, CA 94105

  Biographer Richard Munson shines a light on a magnificently bizarre genius.

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• Wed, June 13

  ELPC Thinks — Chicago, IL

  Environmental Law and Policy Center
  35 East Wacker Drive, Suite 1600
  Chicago, IL 60601

• Sun, June 10

  Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Fest, Biography Panel — Chicago, IL

  Jones College Prep
  700 South State Street
  3rd Floor Library
  Chicago, IL 60605

  Biography telling their stories with Pamela Bannos author of “Vivian Maier” and David Schwartz author of “The Last Man Who Knew Everything” and Richard Munson author of “Tesla” in conversation with Mary Wisniewski.

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• Fri, June 1

  Barnes & Noble — Columbus, Ohio

  Barnes & Noble at The Ohio State University
  1598 N. High Street
  Columbus, OH 43201

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• Thu, May 31

  Hudson Library & Historical Society — Hudson, Ohio

  Hudson Library & Historical Society
  96 Library Street
  Hudson, Ohio 44236

  Author Richard Munson will discuss his latest book, Tesla: Inventor of the Modern. Drawing together details from letters, notebooks and other primary sources, the book reveals the personal life and mindset of an underappreciated genius--a man who drew up designs for the Internet, cell phones and wireless charging a century before their common use. His story is a reminder that technology can transcend the marketplace and that profit is not the only motivation for invention.

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• Sat, May 26

  Boston Museum of Science — presentation and book signing

  Boston Museum of Science
  1 Science Park
  Gordon Current Science & Technology Center Stage, Blue Wing, Level 1
  Boston, MA 02114

  W.W. Norton is publishing Richard Munson's "Tesla: Inventor of the Modern." Come hear about the mastermind who brought us the electric motor, radio, robots, and remote control.

  Learn a bit about this under-appreciated genius. Get your book signed by the author.

• Wed, May 23

  Reception for Publication of "Tesla: Inventor of the Modern" — Downtown Chicago

  Coalition Space
  18 S. Michigan Avenue, 12th floor
  Chicago, Illinois 60603

  W.W. Norton is publishing Richard Munson's "Tesla: Inventor of the Modern." Come hear about the mastermind who brought us the electric motor, radio, robots, and remote control.

  Kirkus, in a starred review, calls the book: "A lucid, expertly researched biography. Readers will absolutely enjoy (Munson’s) sympathetic, insightful portrait."

  Enjoy some wine and snacks. Learn a bit about this under-appreciated genius. Meet friends. Get your book signed by the author.

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