Have one to sell? Sell yours here

My Inventions. the Autobiography of Nikola Tesla

Search inside another edition of this book

Tell the Publisher!
I'd like to read this book on Kindle

Don't have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here, or download a FREE Kindle Reading App.

My Inventions. the Autobiography of Nikola Tesla [Hardcover]

3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews) |

Available from these sellers.

Formats	Amazon Price	New from	Used from
Hardcover, Import	--	--	--
Hardcover	--	--	--
	See # more hardcovers
	Show fewer hardcovers
Paperback	$9.95	--	--

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla : Biogr... by Marc Seifer
4.0 out of 5 stars (44)

$12.48
The Problem of Increasing Human Energy by Nikola Tesla
4.8 out of 5 stars (15)

$7.99
Nikola Tesla: Colorado Springs Notes, 1899-1900 by Nikola Tesla
4.6 out of 5 stars (13)

$26.44
Tesla: Man Out of Time by Margaret Cheney
4.1 out of 5 stars (102)
The Fantastic Inventions of Nikola Tesla (Lost Sc... by Nikola Tesla
3.5 out of 5 stars (17)

$11.53
Problem of Increasing Human Energy by Nikola Tesla
4.8 out of 5 stars (15)

$5.99

Product Details

Hardcover: 111 pages
Publisher: Barnes & Noble
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0910077010
ISBN-13: 978-0910077019
Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces

Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,100,963 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #87 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > People, A-Z > ( T ) > Tesla, Nikola

Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

More About the Author

› Visit Amazon's Nikola Tesla Page

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

16 Reviews

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(1)

Average Customer Review

3.8 out of 5 stars (16 customer reviews)

Share your thoughts with other customers:

Create your own review

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

55 of 56 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The title describes it - Not My Life - My Inventions, October 19, 2000

"deinonychus" (Denver) - See all my reviews

This review is from: My Inventions: The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla (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

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews

Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Report abuse | Permalink

Comment Comment (1)

82 of 87 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Autobiography, easy to read, March 11, 2005

Sandra "Prof. Engineer" (PR) - See all my reviews

This review is from: My Inventions: The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla (Paperback)

You can read this book in a weekend and it's very interesting.
It's his autobiography, his inventions.
It's available free on the internet in pdf.
You should buy "A man out of Time" instead.

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews

Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Report abuse | Permalink

Comment Comment (1)

40 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Personal, December 26, 2001

By A Customer

Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)

This review is from: My Inventions: The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla (Paperback)

This is a very personal look at this inventor's life. Unlike many other biographies this autobiography tells us specifically what Tesla's reason were. Tesla also tells many very personal and insightful stories about himself. Many other works site this one because of its invaluable reference. Tells much about the inventor in abridged way.

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews

Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Report abuse | Permalink

Comment Comment

Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review

› See all 16 customer reviews...

Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth reading, not just for engineers
This was a fascinating book to read...short and full of thought, not so much about machines and electricity, but about a lifetime of experience from a man who is so much more... Read more

Published 11 months ago by ghalia

2.0 out of 5 stars Why i am the greatest inventor of the world.
Why im the greatest inventor of the world would have been a more appropiate title to this book. A narcicistict travel as to how he saw himself against a world of idiots. Read more

Published 17 months ago by WBOPP

1.0 out of 5 stars Not worth the shipping
Not what I expected. His childhood years were interesting. But I didn't finish it - and I really like books about inventors. Not enough info. Read more

Published on November 26, 2007 by Don W.

4.0 out of 5 stars So you saw "The Prestige" and are intrigued. Good!
So you saw "The Prestige" and are intrigued. Good!

This book is for you, then. In fact, I suggest you read this AUTOBIOGRAPHY before you read Cheney's BIOGRAPHY,... Read more

Published on January 14, 2007 by Kendal B. Hunter

4.0 out of 5 stars Short book gives insight into Tesla's thinking
Tesla explains he had extremely sensitive senses. He claimed he could hear a watch ticking three rooms away (with the doors closed). Read more

Published on November 9, 2006 by Sid Wagner

5.0 out of 5 stars Tesla ; A man beyond his time?
Nikola Tesla was truely a man beyond his time, as this autobiography shows. Little mention of him in our schools, as we are told that T.A. Read more

Published on August 23, 2006 by Kenneth H. McHenry

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb
Excellent book! Tesla's dry style and wry wit combine to form a greatly intuitive look into the master's life. I whole-heartedly recomend this book!

~B

Published on March 19, 2006 by Monet Peters

2.0 out of 5 stars Tesla better at inventing than writing
Mr. Tesla should have let someone else write his biography. Granted he was at his peak in the early 1900's, but much of the information he gives out about his life, especially his... Read more

Published on February 15, 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Look Into Tesla's Mind
In this book, Tesla himslef explains the inner workings of his mind. To me, knowing how he actually came up with his inventions is the best any Tesla book could possibly get.

Published on January 14, 2001 by Linden

5.0 out of 5 stars The real Tesla.
Mr. Johnston's introduction does more to explain Nikola Tesla than anything I've seen to date. In freeing him from much of the popular myth, Johnston allows Tesla's genius to... Read more

Published on August 21, 1999

› See all 16 customer reviews...

Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!

Inside This Book (learn more)
Browse and search another edition of this book.

First Sentence:
Nikola Tesla wrote the six magazine articles comprising My Inventions in 1919, when he was 63 years old and well past the peak of his career. Read the first page

Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Nikola Tesla, American Institute of Electrical Engineers, United States, Real Gymnasium

New!
Concordance | Text Stats

Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!

Citations (learn more)

5 books cite this book:

Defying Gravity: Land Divers, Roller Coasters, Gravity Bums, and the Human Obsession with Falling by Garrett Soden in Back Matter
Falling: How Our Greatest Fear Became Our Greatest Thrill--A History by Garrett Soden in Back Matter
Thinking Like Einstein: Returning to Our Visual Roots with the Emerging Revolution in Computer Information Visualization by Thomas G. West on page 184
Mars: The Lure of the Red Planet by William Sheehan in Back Matter
Wonder Shows: Performing Science, Magic, and Religion in America by Fred Nadis in Back Matter

What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?

Tesla: Man Out of Time by Margaret Cheney Paperback
4.1 out of 5 stars (102)

$9.60

My Inventions: The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla by Nikola Tesla Paperback
3.9 out of 5 stars (27)

$7.00

Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla : Biography of a Genius (Citadel Press Book) by Marc Seifer Paperback
4.0 out of 5 stars (44)

$12.48

The Problem of Increasing Human Energy by Nikola Tesla Paperback
4.8 out of 5 stars (15)

$7.99

› Explore similar items

Suggested Tags from Similar Products

(What's this?)

Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product).

nikola tesla(39)

science(33)

biography(17)

inventor(15)

tesla(11)

electricity(10)

inventions(8)

future technology(8)

history of technology(6)

inventors(6)

Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store

If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store. Learn more

.jsOffDisplayBlock { display: block; } .jsOffDisplayInline { display: inline; } .jsOffVisibility { visibility: visible; } .jsOnDisplayBlock { display: none; } .jsOnDisplayNoneBlock { display: block; } .jsOnDisplayNoneInline { display: inline; } .jsOnDisplayInline { display: none; } .jsOnVisibility { visibility: hidden; } .jqOnDisplayBlock { display: none; } .jqOnDisplayInline { display: none; } .jqOnVisibility { visibility: hidden; } .jqOnDisplayNoneBlock { display: block; } .jqOnDisplayNoneInline { display: inline; }

Customer Discussions

This product's forum

Discussion	Replies	Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight

Start a new discussion

Topic:

First post:

Receive e-mail when new posts are made

Prompts for sign-in

Guidelines

Active discussions in related forums

Discussion	Replies	Latest Post
Biography forum Exaggerating the truth...is it still a memoir?	49	55 minutes ago
Biography forum Looking for a good memoir	150	1 hour ago
Biography forum Bio's about growing up	92	1 hour ago
Biography forum WHAT T IS THE BEST BIOGRAPY YOU EVER READ?	989	1 day ago
Biography forum What are some of the best biographies of women you've ever read.	255	2 days ago
Biography forum Best Biographies Integrating Faith and Vocation	10	3 days ago
Biography forum A biography that is a true page turner.	53	3 days ago
Biography forum An Autobiography/Biography that's a TRUE Page Turner !	6	3 days ago