Tesla's autobiography, originally printed as a series of six magazine articles in The Electrical Experimenter magazine. Complete with all original plus 6 additional illustrations.
My Inventions
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My Inventions has been the primary source for all Tesla biographers. Editor Ben Johnston has a 16 page introduction that traces Tesla's career through a maze of sensationalism and controversy.
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The reclusive, brilliant engineer who:
Invented the Niagra power system that made Edison's obsolete Sold Westinghouse 40 patents that broke a General Electric monopoly Discovered the radio methods that Marconi converted into a fortune Built a radio-guided torpedo before Ford ended the horse-and-buggy era Tried, with J.P. Morgan's backing, to change the earths electric charge! Joined giants Ampere, Watt, and Volta in history's most select circle when the world scientists named a new unit of magnetism and Tesla.
Invented the Niagra power system that made Edison's obsolete Sold Westinghouse 40 patents that broke a General Electric monopoly Discovered the radio methods that Marconi converted into a fortune Built a radio-guided torpedo before Ford ended the horse-and-buggy era Tried, with J.P. Morgan's backing, to change the earths electric charge! Joined giants Ampere, Watt, and Volta in history's most select circle when the world scientists named a new unit of magnetism and Tesla.
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204 of 209 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is NOT Nikola Tesla's MY INVENTIONS, published in the ELECTRICAL EXPERIMENTER magazine, February-June and October, 1919 issues. It is a corrupted version of Tesla's autobiography titled THE STRANGE LIFE OF NIKOLA TESLA. The original document was published in booklet form a copy of which was found in a used bookstore in 1994, transcribed, and published on the Internet. The booklet was subsequently found to contain significant errors, omissions, revisions and also some additions that did not appear in the original 6-part serial text.
Buyer beware!
Buyer beware!
69 of 70 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The introduction material in this book written by Ben Johnston is well prepared, informative, and brief. It is a good introduction to the rest of the book which is Tesla's writing.
Tesla's own words can be tedious, but hey the language has changed a bit in the last 100 years. He takes a few rabbit trails and talks much of his inventions not what he thinks and feels. I would really like to know why he liked pigeons so much but he never says. What Tesla doesn't say, gives us insights to what is important to him. No serious study of Tesla can neglect this work.
For a more in-depth historical biography of the man see, Margaret Cheney's "Tesla, Man out of Time". ISBN 0-88029-419-1
76 of 79 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The presentation of Nikola Tesla's fascinating life and work is manhandled in this edition of his autobiography, My Inventions.
The text is full of typographical errors; the letter "i" (referring to Tesla in the first-person) is rarely ever capitalized, and there are numerous misspellings of simple words. Paragraph breaks seem to have been inserted at random and, when compared to other editions, do not correspond with the others' layouts or chapters.
I do not know what Tesla's manuscript looked like or who is responsible for typesetting it for BNPublishing, but it is most telling that Amazon's link to look inside this book redirects to a different edition.
The text is full of typographical errors; the letter "i" (referring to Tesla in the first-person) is rarely ever capitalized, and there are numerous misspellings of simple words. Paragraph breaks seem to have been inserted at random and, when compared to other editions, do not correspond with the others' layouts or chapters.
I do not know what Tesla's manuscript looked like or who is responsible for typesetting it for BNPublishing, but it is most telling that Amazon's link to look inside this book redirects to a different edition.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Well-printed, easy to read edition.
Hopefully I don't have to describe why the biography of Nikola Tesla is a good read. This edition is just the right size to carry and read on the subway, bus, or at the doctor's... Read more
Published 4 days ago by J. Galt
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very Useful and Thought Invoking
I am into Physics, more specifically fields and solid state physics. I like to study autobiographies and not biographies due to the fact it comes directly from the person who made... Read more
Published 4 days ago by David Houston
2.0 out of 5 stars
Author was full of himself
I was glad that the book was free! A lot of the book was spent in the author "puffing up" himself. He must have been a very insecure person. Read more
Published 11 days ago by Don Wenger
4.0 out of 5 stars
My inventions
Nikola Tesla was perhaps the most influential inventor of all time. To hear his story from his mouth is truly exceptional. His descriptions of his visions are amazing
Published 14 days ago by james dodd
2.0 out of 5 stars
"My Inventions" is far too brief a portrayal of this often...
My main complaint of this book is in its brevity. I have heard over the years more and more about Nikola Tesla and his often neglected achievements. Read more
Published 18 days ago by james
5.0 out of 5 stars
Tesla, a humble genius.
I really enjoyed reading Tesla in his own words. He is an amazing man who did not get the credit he deserved.
Published 23 days ago by Dawn Bing
1.0 out of 5 stars
The book is not suitable for the gift, very low quality of print
The even pages in this book are centrally aligned, and the odd ones are aligned left. So immediatly after opening the book it looks very bad. Read more
Published 23 days ago by Miki
4.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome insight into Tesla's mind.
Fantastic and fascinating. Clearly he had some kind of OCD. Extremely readable.
The paperback version is print on demand by Acute Text. Read more
The paperback version is print on demand by Acute Text. Read more
Published 1 month ago by ericjwin
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fascinating insight into the life and mind of the great man
This work is an unexpected treasure. From the first page to the last I was enthralled by Tesla's life story. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Stephen Prentice
3.0 out of 5 stars
I Found a Glaring Error in This Book
There's a random paragraph break in the middle of a sentence. What the crap?
I'm a fan of Nikola Tesla, which is the only reason I'd recommend this at all. Read more
I'm a fan of Nikola Tesla, which is the only reason I'd recommend this at all. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Keith Kelly
