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Phantom Frequency

A Biography of Nikola Tesla: A Life of Lightning, Genius, and the Unseen Forces of Nikola Tesla

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Phantom Frequency

By: M.A. Channing
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He was born in a lightning storm. He died alone in a New York hotel. In between, he changed the world.

The Phantom Frequency: A Life of Lightning, Genius, and the Unseen Forces of Nikola Tesla is a spellbinding biography that explores the extraordinary mind and turbulent life of one of history’s most enigmatic inventors. More than just the story of a man—it is the story of the future he foresaw, and the ghosts that followed him through it.

From the thunder-split skies over a Serbian village to the roaring streets of Gilded Age Manhattan, Nikola Tesla’s life was a series of revelations. He visualized machines in his mind before building them. He imagined a world lit wirelessly before anyone else had lit a lightbulb. And yet, while others built empires, Tesla fell into obscurity—misunderstood, mythologized, and, in the end, almost forgotten.

In this immersive and deeply human portrait, Tesla’s story is told with both rigor and resonance. Grounded entirely in verifiable history—without fiction or embellishment—this book reveals the man behind the myths:

  • ✔️ A boy who saw “flashes of light” and suffered strange visions after the death of his brother
  • ✔️ A mind capable of designing engines entirely in thought—then recreating them in metal without blueprints
  • ✔️ A believer in the invisible: from wireless power and radio waves to the mysterious “frequency” he claimed could connect all life
  • ✔️ A rival to Edison, a partner to Westinghouse, and a visionary far ahead of his time
  • ✔️ A man who walked ten miles to clear his mind, who feared pearls and round objects, and who died with pigeon feathers in his pockets

The Phantom Frequency captures the raw genius, the personal tragedies, and the dazzling insights that defined Tesla’s strange and beautiful life. Drawing from Tesla’s own writings, contemporary sources, and newly integrated historical research, it avoids both invention and oversimplification—offering instead a true story more extraordinary than any myth.

Perfect for readers who:

  • Love richly told biographies rooted in historical truth
  • Are fascinated by invention, electricity, and the birth of the modern age
  • Want to understand the real Nikola Tesla—not the caricature, not the conspiracy
  • Believe that genius often comes with a cost—and that some minds can never be replicated

He saw the world differently. He saw the world before it existed.
This is the life of Nikola Tesla—told without distortion, but lit with the electricity of wonder.

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