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JOHN
F. WASIK
Lightning Strikes
Tesla,
Creativity,
and the Way
Forward
Tuesday,
November 15,
5:30-8:30pm
The
Lounge at Iwan
Ries
19 South
Wabash Ave
Cocktails
at 5:30, with
the
presentation
at 6:00 for
about thirty
minutes,
followed by
Q&A and
general
cocktail
conversation.
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John
Wasik writes, "Based
on my new book Lightning
Strikes, I
will use the life and
inventions of the
inventor Nikola Tesla
as a lens to show how
we can spark our own
creativity and
innovation. I will
tell the compelling
story of how Tesla
created radio, the
modern electrical
grid, robotics, and
wireless/remote
control. For those who
are fans of the Tesla
car, Google or drones,
this is an exciting
journey of inspiration
and discovery. I’ll
also venture into
future technologies
and Tesla’s vision for
global, clean energy."
From the publisher:
"Seventy years after
his death, Nikola
Tesla has become a
rock star. Lightning
Strikes examines
his complete life and
legacy, including
Tesla’s profound
influence on
everything from
systems integration to
drone warfare.
Engineers,
entrepreneurs, and
academics will find it
invaluable not only
for the
never-before-published
interviews and
archives, but also for
the creative
principles that
visionaries like Larry
Page and Elon Musk
have used to build
iconic brands and
groundbreaking
inventions. The book
also reveals why the
government and
business leaders
wanted to shut down
Tesla’s bold
experiments, and how
hundreds of his ideas
are now being
implemented
globally—including
clean power, robotics,
alternating current
motors, and wireless
transmission of power
and information."
Mr. Wasik will bring
copies of his new
book, just out this
month, for signing.
John Wasik
is the author of Keynes's
Way to Wealth:
Timeless Investment
Lessons from the Great
Economist; The
Debt-free College
Degree; The
Merchant of Power: Sam
Insull, Thomas Edison,
and the Creation of
the Modern Metropolis; and a dozen
other books about
investment strategies.
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About
the
Cigar Society of
Chicago
ONE OF
THE OLDEST AND greatest
traditions of the city
clubs of Chicago is the
discussion of
intellectual, social,
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historical, scientific,
musical, theatrical, and
philosophical issues in
the company of educated,
bright, and
appropriately
provocative individuals,
all under the beneficent
influence of substantial
amounts of tobacco and
spirits. The
Cigar Society of
Chicago
embraces this tradition
and extends it with its
Informal Smokers,
University Series
lectures, and Cigar
Society Dinners,
in which cigars, and
from time to time pipes
and cigarettes, appear
as an important
component of our version
of the classical
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