Tesla: Master of Lightning

This article from Popular Mechanics discusses:

A visionary genius with more than 700 worldwide patents to his name, Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) was one of the greatest inventors of the 20th century. He was also one of history's most controversial and misunderstood scientists. So much so, Tesla has taken on an almost mythical status as a cult hero, and is the focus of conspiracy theorists.

Apparently there was a special on PBS about his life tonight, but since I'm a little late on the uptake today, let's hope it gets aired again.

(Right now there is an annoying ad on the Popular Mechanics web site with a buzzing fly, so if you click the link above, you might want to have the sound off in case the ad is there to stay.)

And a "teaser" article about Tesla from Scientific American.com. You have to be a member to read the entire article, published in their March 2005 issue.

If you still can't get enough, here is the Encyclopedia.com entry on Tesla, which includes many more links.

Edited to Add: Here's a link to titles and numbers of all Tesla's patents from Jim Bieberich.