Nikola Tesla has been called the most important man of the twentieth century. Certainly he contributed more to the field of electricity, radio, and television than any other person living or dead. Ultimately he died alone and impoverished having driven all of his friends away through his neurotic and eccentric behavior. Tesla was never able to fit into the world that he found himself in. This autobiography, originally serialized in Electrical Experimenter, is an intensely fascinati… Buy My Inventions The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla at Amazon
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Nikola tesla: My inventions.
The content of the book is everything you would expect it to be. The book itself is rather short, as the font size is very large and there is only 88 pages.
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Wunderbar!
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.
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My Inventions is an amazing short autobiography.
Short but sweet! This book does not go into great detail. Though it is an insight to Nikola Tesla’s idea and young life.
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
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A good start to learning about Tesla
I never knew about Tesla until this year. I never knew how much his work affected my everyday living.
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.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not much choice!
It’s worth reading, at least once, if you are interested about Nicola Tesla. Unfortunately he’s not as popular as he should have been, as a result of which there aren’t too many…
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A shoddy edition of a text deserving of better
The presentation of Nikola Tesla’s fascinating life and work is manhandled in this edition of his autobiography, My Inventions.
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A fantastic insight into a true genius
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.
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Good quick life story
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…
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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.
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It’s a look inside
You really get a feel for the way he thinks, and his eccentricities from this book. If you want to know what it would feel like to talk to him then read this book.