Question

Need Help *cry* *sob*
Why does the author of "Nikola Tesla, Inventor" include details about Tesla preferring to use 18 napkins with each meal, Tesla's claim that he would be able to communicate with the "residents of Mars" if they knew how to receive his signals, and about Tesla shorting out the power system of Colorado Springs by sending lightning bolts 135 feet into the air?

Answer 1

A. to highlight the differences between Tesla and the "arrogant and impatient" Thomas Edison
B. to suggest that Tesla was "untrustworthy and foolhardy" when he was quite young
C. to highlight some aspects of Tesla's "peculiar personality"
D. to show that Tesla's ideas were "rarely useful" in the real world

Answer 2

I'm deeply sorry, there's nothing on the internet I can find, and I have never read this book/article

Answer 3

@Kfins99
It's okay ^.^

Answer 4

I would go with C. But I am not entirely sure.

Answer 5

@Yetter
Thanks >.<

Answer 6

I got no clue either.

Answer 7

I would also go with C