For a number of reasons, Serbian-American inventor and futurist Nikola Tesla has become synonymous with government cover-ups, corporate intrigue, and near-mystical technological wizardry. Today, many conspiracy theories surround Tesla's work and legacy, most of which involve allegations that the U.S. government confiscated most of the personal records and journals Tesla kept while inventing the future. While there might have been legitimate security concerns surrounding the technical details of some of Tesla's more potentially dangerous research projects, the mystery of Tesla's files remains unsolved. To add more intrigue to the inventor's legacy, a Tesla biographer has made some rather otherworldly claims about the visionary inventor. In the recently updated semi-biography The Lost Journals of Nikola Tesla: HAARP – Chemtrails and Secret of Alternative 4, author Tim R. Swartz claims that Tesla was once contacted by aliens via transmissions from outer space. According to Swartz's book,