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My Inventions: The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla

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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!

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.

I'm really a fan of Tesla and this book was a good view into him as a person. Although the exact same pages of this book can be found in the end portion of the book "The Nikola Tesla Treasury" and I highly suggest that book over this one.

I never knew about Tesla until this year. I never knew how much his work affected my everyday living. I wish they would've let him go ahead with the free energy towers worldwide, it would be a different planet now.
He might have moved us into a Type I civilization by now. Type I is using all the power of the sun. Right now we use less than 5% of it which makes us a Type 0 because we still use plants and minerals for fuel.
The Book was a great read and it moved me into The Tesla Papers next.
It's a good starting point.

Well, whatever you think of the man, there is one thing for certain, I haven't seen two covers of the book that are the same.
Tesla was a genuis. Tell him there is an energy shortage and he would show you the Universe. Why ? The Universe is Energy, there could or should never be an legitimate energy shortage, just another manipulated effort by Governments wanting to control their people. What else is new ?
If you want to know power, study Tesla, all of the answers are there.

Nikola Tesla is the man most responsible for modern technology, yet hardly anyone knows anything about him. He invented radio. That's right, before Marconi. He had wireless electricity at the beginning of the 20th century. His work on wireless energy is the basis for cellular phones and all wireless technology. Edison's electricity was weak, inconsistent and not suitable for use. Tesla's invention of alternating current is what made electricity usable to the masses. These are just a few of his accomplishments, and they are the basis for modern technology. My Inventions is a collection of autobiographical articles, obviously written by Tesla himself. It is a great insight into one of the greatest scientific minds in history.

Very good book! It has an interesting, informative yet brief introduction. If your well read on Tesla, then it is probably something you can skip over however. Tesla himself conveys his thoughts very well. I reccomend this to anyone who is interested in Tesla or electronics.

Short but sweet! This book does not go into great detail. Though it is an insight to Nikola Tesla's idea and young life. A must to read if wondering about Electrical Engineering or the development of Alternating Current.

This is a great book which surfaces Tesla's biography, image of himself and of his internal mental processes. The way Tesla outlines his own internal thought processes and psychology is deeply interesting. I think anyone who aspires to be an inventory would be inspired by reading this book. Tesla's explanation of how he ran experiments in his mind without needing any interfering apparatus is inspiring to those who enjoy theorizing and exploring reality.

Even though this is a very short book and only deals with the first half of Tesla's life, it still provides some fantastic insights into the life of a genius. Written by Tesla after some very traumatic experiences in his life, he still comes through as a very generous and forgiving man. When you read his version of the troubles with J.P.Morgan, you realise the myths that have accumulated around Tesla. Great read!!!