Lately, I’ve developed a rotund curiosity for the life of Nikola Tesla. All I really know about the guy is that David Bowie played him as a mad scientist type in The Prestige, he has something to do with the Tesla coil, which is a total mystery to me, and there is a failing electric car company in California named after him.
Well that’s all about change, because I checked out Margaret Cheney’s Tesla: Man Out of Time from the Austin Public Library. I’m going to read about him! And guess what? So are you! Because I will be liveblogging my reading experience as it unfolds.
I’ve always wanted to liveblog something, to indulge in the glamour and excitement of fast-paced digital reportage. Problem is, I never get invited to those high-profile events that get liveblogged.
But then I thought, why let my disappointing lack of access or legitimacy keep me from realizing that dream? I’ll just liveblog the things I know. And since I figure you’re not too interested in my progress on that bottle of merlot, books it is.
Maybe you’re thinking, is it really liveblogging if it’s a book? Isn’t that really just a serial book review? I mean, it’s not like this is some external event that you’re chronicling as it unfolds.
Valid criticisms all. But, of course, if I called it a “serial book review,” as you suggest, I wouldn’t very well be liveblogging, would I? And that would defeat the purpose.
So I encourage you to follow along intently as I give to-the-moment updates of the Tesla: Man Out of Time reading experience.
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October 13, 2009 at 12:42 pm
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