I think 'Cosmos' the TV series (old and new ones) is the best 'popular' version of such a history. The thing that I think you are overlooking though is that Te

I think 'Cosmos' the TV series (old and new ones) is the best 'popular' version of such a history. The thing that I think you are overlooking though is that Tesla and Marconi and Popov were not required to invent radio and modern electronics. There is a reason why a lot of groundbreaking inventions get invented by different people in different places at around the same time. Look into 'multiple discovery theory'[0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_discovery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_discovery