On arriving at Yonkers in New York in the year 1889, the name Charles Proteus Steinmetz meant nothing to anyone who heard it, but at a meeting of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, people would soon remember the little man, who suffered from dwarfism, hunchback and hip dysplasia. Our story opens at this meeting, where Charles has just called out in his high-pitched accented voice from the rear of the hall...