A definitive, deeply researched biography exploring the life, visionary inventions, and complex personality of Nikola Tesla. Carlson contextualizes Tesla's breakthroughs in alternating current, radio, and wireless power within the broader technological and financial landscapes of the Gilded Age. The work examines how Tesla's conceptual approach to invention drove both his revolutionary triumphs and his ultimate commercial difficulties.

Walter Isaacson’s intimate biography of Elon Musk, the most fascinating and controversial innovator of our era—a rule-breaking visionary who helped to lead the world into the era of electric vehicles, private space exploration, and artificial intelligence. The book chronicles his tempestuous childhood in South Africa, his intense drive, and his hands-on leadership style at SpaceX, Tesla, Neuralink, and Starlink.

Edward Snowden’s memoir, Permanent Record. The book details his upbringing, his role as a systems administrator and engineer for the CIA and NSA, and the series of technological developments and policies that led to his whistleblowing decision in 2013. It is a crucial, first-hand account of the creation of the system of global mass surveillance and the personal cost of exposing it.

Walter Isaacson’s riveting, detailed biography of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. Based on more than forty interviews with Jobs conducted over two years—as well as interviews with family, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues—it offers a raw, unfiltered look at the creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutionized six industries: personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, and digital publishing.

Walter Isaacson’s comprehensive biography of Albert Einstein, tracing how a rebellious, imaginative patent officer became the mind that unlocked the secrets of the cosmos. Based on Einstein’s personal letters, the book explores both his groundbreaking scientific discoveries and his complex personal and political life, painting a portrait of a solitary thinker driven by a deep sense of wonder.