An unconventional biography of Nikola Tesla focused on his later years and increasing eccentricity, told through his daily ritual of feeding pigeons in New York City parks. Uses the pigeons as a framing device to explore his brilliant mind, his fall from scientific grace, and his eventual isolation....

An unconventional biography of Nikola Tesla focused on his later years and increasing eccentricity, told through his daily ritual of feeding pigeons in New York City parks. Uses the pigeons as a framing device to explore his brilliant mind, his fall from scientific grace, and his eventual isolation. Each chapter named after a different pigeon he claimed to know personally.