My Inventions: The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla (Paperback)

by Nikola Tesla (Author), Ben Johnston (Author) "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..." (more)
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Product Description
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.

From the Publisher
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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Product Details

• Paperback: 111 pages
• Publisher: Hart Brothers Pub; 1st Hart Bros. ed edition (October 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0910077002
• ISBN-13: 978-0910077002
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #366,438 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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46 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	"deinonychus" (Denver) - See all my reviews

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

68 of 71 people found the following review helpful:

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

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

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.

33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

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

By A Customer

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.