My Inventions: The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla

His ideas truly changed our world.We would never have our modern electrical distributuion with Edison's short sighted DC distribution ideas.However he spent too much of his book on on his brain and its flashes.

Wow! To read this true autobiography and to almost share the mind of a genius versus a mad scientist. I have read several books and references on Nikola Tesla. If you have a real interest in this master mind then I suggest this is a most read book, and I think if I had it to do over again I would have wished this was my first book I read. I t would have made understanding him a lot more easier. This book then the old movie on Netflix ties in a lot about him. It also share insight to the greed of Westinghouse and JP Morgan. This man was a saint in so many way. His true desire was to help mankind and seek a peaceful world. But then again his perception of himself was a amazing part of his journey. This book is an easy read, however it requires attention to detail, because he has a tendency to go back in forth. Its not a chronological bio which again makes it a bit hard to follow at times. I suggest this as a sit down on a rainy day and a hot couple cups of coffee and read in one sitting. I am not a literary expert. But I highly recommend the movie of Tesla available on Netflix after you read this book. It is an enLIGHTENING experience .

Book is excellent as it was written by Tesla, but DO NOT BUY KINDLE VERSION OF THE BOOK FROM THIS PUBLISHER as it has horrible misspellings all over the place. I am surprised that the store is allowing sales of books with so many misspellings. These misspellings are not from Mr. Tesla of course - but from publisher who is missing words and mispelling the ones they are not missing. After I was done reading the kindle version, I compared it to print edition where editorial was applied and noticed that print edition (and Google Books version) does not have missing words and misspellings.

Tesla's autobiography offers an interesting dynamic to the famed inventors life. I wish the book had gone more in-depth into Tesla and Edison's interactions, but it does discuss the beginning of their relationship. A great read for anyone interested in Tesla the person, not so much the inventor.

Seemed poorly cited and referred to very fantastical ideas. An entertaining read, but i wasn't sure on the overall reliability.

At times it was unbelievable but I don't know whether to attribute that to the man or the book.

We should be calling it Southern California Tesla Company instead of Edison, Tesla made our electrical system work. He invented wireless in the 1800s. He was brilliant beyond words. Read everything and all about and by this amazing man

This was a gift for my younger son. He was very pleased with it. He has been interested in the life of Tesla for sometime and this was something he will enjoy for a long time. I appreciate the promptness of delivery

Good read. Makes you think that we as the common people have been swindled by the elitist shadow government. Free energy exists, but JP Morgan stated that if it could not be metered and sold, it would never come to be. Only recently have people become aware that Tesla had discovered the means of obtaining free electricity from the world around us. JP Morgan stopped him, and we still pay through the nose today for what is absolutely free. Read this book, and then do some research on the Fix The World website.

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. If you want an in depth biography I recommend Tesla: Man Out of Time

A birthday present for my son who prefers Tesla over MY HERO Thomas Edison. Tesla was smart, but CRAZY and couldn't get along with anyone.God simply turned the idea over to Edison and we all SEE THE LIGHT NOW! As a teacher Thomas Edison was always taught along with Helen Keller as great American Heroes. Can't say enough great things about Edison and how he changed the world. Tesla may have a car named after him,but for sheer genius and integrity------the award goes to THOMAS EDISON!

Simply amazing! The mind of a true genius exposed and explained by himself. Incredible to see how timeless are his ideals about peace and his inventions. Great book, can't wait to read more about his inventions.

Tesla was brilliant though somewhat nuts. He appears to have been suffering from a neural prolapse of some sort probably due to endemic illnesses of the formative earlier years common to his life period.

A very interesting book unfortunately spoiled by an extremely poor edition full of typos and mistakes. I would definitely advise you to look for any other edition so as not to ruin the pleasure of an otherwise great reading.

Although I have no doubt it is his work, it is actually very hard to believe in places. Some of his claims of proof of scientifically proved experiments are marginal today let alone 130 years ago. Some of the hours he claimed he worked tend toward the superhuman, and if true, leave one in no doubts as to why he had what appear today to have been major mental breakdowns on a semi regular basis. To say that he was eccentric and unbalanced would be an understatement.

Having said all the above, I enjoyed the book and am glad I read it as the man was undoubtedly a genius, ahead of his time and working in difficult circumstances with Morgan and Edison attempting to sabotage him behind his back to favour DC over AC for domestic reticulation. We now know Tesla was right, and they probably knew it too, but they both had too much money and reputation invested in DC to back down.

I believe that Tesla got carried away with his own genius and self importance and optimistically misread the results of some of his experiments. Interestingly, Samsung and some others (not Apple yet) are now offer offering cordless charging but it works at centimeters range, not Kilometers as I believe that Tesla was claiming over 100 years ago. Some of the things he claimed to have invented and perfected I do not understand what they even were!!!!!!!! That is possibly actually more a comment on my electronic ignorance. than a discredit of him.

The author was an uncommon human being and as a result some portions read as a very dry science fiction novel. Remembering the stories are true converts boring into fascinating. More brilliant than Einstein, less recognized than Fulton the, impossible explanation of of how Telsla created realities that never before existed just from mind experiments is "Outer Limits" Strange.

Mr Tesla's ideas and inventions border on prophetic revelation. This is demonstrated in his actually predicting" Drones " and their use in warfare. If he had been taken seriously they would have been involved in warfare much earlier. Maybe the US Government did take him seriously as they seized all his papers at his death. Most interesting read. An insightful look at a man of genius through his own words.

This was an interesting read by a really great inventor and scientist. But a somewhat difficult read because his topics were not well developed and the somewhat archaic word use and sentence structure cause me a lot of starts and stops to go back and re-read passages to determine meaning.

I will report on a few other books on his work when I have time to read them.

Tesla was definitely one of humanity's geniouses, getting into a deep kind of trance when developing his inventions. That way he could conceive machines and solutions that were more than 100 years ahead of his time, some of which that fell into oblivion and have not evolved until today, be it for general human incompetence or government monopoly and conspiracies.
This book reveals a complex mind that can express himself in such simple manner, a person who took advantage and tamed his dislexy to become a genious.
An easy read (few exceptions when describing some devices), unfortunately too small.

A most uplifting story of an unselfish, incredibly innovative mind who had the right idea about life. Not honors, not money, not fame, but the pursuit of one's ideas, the realizations of one's dreams, with all its hopes and set-backs and attendant struggles and achievements, are the true rewards of a creative life.

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. There are probably better prints, though.

I'm a fan of Tesla and history. Very short book. Slightly disappointed because it is more of an autobiography than expected. I was hoping for actual descriptions and diagrams of Tesla's inventions. Still a good casual read.

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. The spine is more of a curved edge, and has no writing, so the book doesn't look as impressive when hiding on a bookshelf.

Ive read a few books on Mr Tesla all very disappointing,all lacking pictures or any technical detail,being a technician Im interested in the history of electricity,it would help if the writers had electrical experience!!!

Best of all was seeing what life was like 100 years ago - the language, the sights, the manners of the European people of the day. Tesla had quite a ride, which I mainly know from the Chris Nolan film The Prestige, where he was played quote well by David Bowie. Some parts of the book were a bit confusing to my simple mind, but I learned a lot about just how inventive Mr. Tesla really was. At least, I think I did!

The title for the book is misleading. It is more of an autobiography of Nikola Tesla, than it is about his inventions. The information was informative and gives a better understanding of who Nikola Tesla was.

Would liked to have seen more detail into his inventions' functions, and how they worked. Generally it is quite interesting. It gives some insight into his upbringing and the source of his strange behaviors. It is written in early 19th century language which makes it a bit hard to get the gist of what he is saying.

Well written but I believe this is not a finished book. For example on page 95 we read, "Such a machine ,sustained and propelled entirely by reaction,is shown on page 108....." but there is no page 108 on the book. The book is only 97 pages. I wish it was a complete autobiography!

I purchased this item for my boyfriend who is an aspiring inventor. He seemed to enjoy the book and it came in perfect condition. Buying it from the store was so much easier and cheaper than buying this at a bookstore. Great purchase!

Tesla's true autobiography is not this censored, condensed and poorly edited version. This is an adulterated edition meant to continue the epic cover-up and erasure of Tesla from history. The heinous jackals that made-over this edition are obviously terrified the ultimate truth will come out.
This dubious booklet when put against his original autobiography would make an excellent case study for an educational class on propaganda and persuasion; along with JFK's assassination!

The editorial reviews and some customer reviews describe an introduction by Ben Johnston, but this book has no such introduction; in fact, it has no introduction at all. The "editorial review" is actually the advertising copy from the back cover of the Hart Brothers Publishing edition of My Inventions (ISBN-10: 0910077002), which is the only book that really does include Ben Johnston's 16 page introduction. Despite many complaints, the store has for years been stubbornly and deceptively advertising My Inventions editions from other publishers as having this introduction. the store also lumps all the reviews for these various books together, so it is almost impossible to attribute any review to a specific book. In all likelihood the store will apply this negative review to several different books, including the Hart Brothers edition. Caveat emptor!

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.
The impression is even worse when you start reading it. It seems that the book was made by scanning the old book copy and printing that file without any editing. Therfore the word "member" in this book becomes "rnember".
The book was bought to be given as a present, but I can not give someone something that looks this bad. I understand that the idea was to produce book quickly and cheaply, but that still does not explain why the pages were formatted like this.
Horrible, horrible...

This is a shorter version of My Inventions: The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla [Kindle Edition]
The text writen by Tesla is the same, but the other version has an introduction by Thomas Commerford Martin and is better formatted.

I you can, buy the 'My Inventions' version instead.

When I ordered this book I was looking forward to reading the words from "the worlds greatest inventor" , after I started reading it I found it " boring" I got tired of Nikola boasting of his extraordinary perceptions, he made the impression of being a Bragger. I had to force myself to finish this book, and this is a short book. I was glad to move on to another book.

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!

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. His writing style is a bit hard to follow. Better to buy a bio written by somebody else. I rate it "One Induction Motor".

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. This man who i revere as a scientist was completely nuts and his autobiography lets you peak into his thought process. After reading this book you can see how driven he was and also why he had so many bad business dealings with people. This book is helpful to understand him as a man but thin on his scientific work. After reading other books on him and his notes im glad to read his own words about himself. It explains alot.

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. A lot of his ideas never came to fruition. He was a legend in his own mind!!!

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I have always been a admirer of Nikola Tesla. His inventions and his talent have been unmatched throughout history, and even though many people ignore it, the modern world we live in today has many things to thank Tesla, even though other became more famous than him.

Listening to this book felt like a privilege. I found amazing being able to listen to his thoughts and the way he had to understand the world. His mind’s eye was something incredible, and his creative process left me completely astonished. It is such a pity that he didn’t get the fame and money he deserved, not only because he was a total genius, but also because he wanted to make a better world for everyone. He was a also visionary, predicting the internet and other modern inventions.

Stephen Paul Aulridge Jr. did an excellent job narrating this book, not only becoming Tesla, but also narrating the story in a compelling voice that kept me interested. He used a very subtle accent that made me believe I was listening to Tesla himself. It was just spot on.

The book is quite short, and left me wanting for more. It’s a must read for anyone into science or with a curious mind in general. The only setback I found is that it lacks the images present on the written version, and which are mentioned in the text.

I received a copy of this book in audio format from the author in exchange for an honest review.

My Inventions: The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla
By: Nikola Tesla
Narrated by: Stephen Paul Aulridge Jr.
This is an audible book I requested and the review is voluntary.
I have always been interested in Tesla and his life/inventions. This is a very strange, intelligent, and someone far ahead of his time. In this book, Tesla tells all about what goes on in his head, which sometimes is very weird. He tells about his life, how his inventions came to him, and how his inventions helped save his life. He tells his encounters with famous people, his brush with death which was more than once, and future ideas.
If he could only know how much his inventions have changed the world he would be so happy. He died poor and alone. We can do so much now because of him and few realize that. Good book.
He also looks like what my grandfather looked like when he was young..:)
The narrator sounds like what I would picture Telsa would sound like. He was wonderful!

What I love most about this book are Tesla’s recollections from his childhood and the interesting moments of his life that are not found in other books about him. In many ways Tesla was amazingly unique. For example, he talks about flashes of light and visions he had beginning in childhood similar to hallucinations that he could barely distinguish from reality. These visions caused him great anguish, though in time he learned to use them like something akin to a virtual workshop, his greatest asset as an inventor. He also discusses the superhuman senses he experienced as a young man, like being able to hear a watch ticking from several rooms away, and how these afflictions also were eventually turned into assets. Many readers will scoff at some of his recollections and Tesla admits that, especially the time he split a jumping fish in half with a rock, but I take him at his word because his inventions were just as unbelievable if not more so, and they were obviously very real.
I also love the subtle humor in his words. Tesla was a master at languages and was as thoughtful as one can be. He had an old-world way of explaining things that is very enjoyable such as this example about boys fishing for frogs: "When my comrades, who in spite of their fine outfit had caught nothing, came to me they were green with envy. For a long time I kept my secret and enjoyed the monopoly but finally yielded to the spirit of Christmas. Every boy could then do the same and the following summer brought disaster to the frogs."
Tesla brushes upon his inventions mostly with memories of how they came to be and brief descriptions of how they work or would influence humankind. The book is a very quick read, therefore not enough to go into much detail for each invention. Here’s what he says about the Wardenclyffe Tower shortly after its destruction: "The tower was destroyed two years ago but my projects are being developed and another one, improved in some features, will be constructed." (Unfortunately that prediction did not come to pass, or at least not yet.)
The other thing that stays with me about Tesla was how spiritually advanced he was. There are traces throughout his writings and quotes that carry profound truth; he’s a combination of geeky scientist and hippie preacher all it one. Here’s an example: "Peace can only come as a natural consequence of universal enlightenment and merging of races, and we are still far from this blissful realization."
While I’m in awe of Tesla and the things he did, I’m not 100% in agreement with him, particularly on the concept of free will and humans acting as automata. Perhaps I don’t completely understand his points on that, but it’s worth noting. In addition, I admire Tesla for his optimism that war could become obsolete if all humans had access to weapons and machinery of greater destructive ability, but I feel strongly that we as a species are still many decades from behaving in a way that takes the highest good for all into account.
Still, Tesla is my hero. I cannot think of any individual who had more influence on the world yet was stifled along the way in almost every regard. If only he had been given more cooperation, the world would be a much different and much better place.

I was gifted this audio book with the understanding that I would leave an honest review.

I truly enjoyed this book. The narrator Stephen Paul Aulridge Jr. does a fantastic job of reading this book and keeping you interested. I learned a lot about this interesting man Nikola. I would have very much liked to have meet him. I think he would have been an amazing person with so much insight. I would recommend this book to anyone. It is not long a few hours but it is packed with so much info.

I listened to the audiobook version of this narrated by Stephen Paul Aulridge, and it was excellent. What an amazing figure Tesla was. This book does a great job of bringing him and his ideas to life--especially, in my opinion, in audio.

There is another audiobook version of this narrated by Sean Runette, but this one is vastly superior.

I received this book for free at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

This is not a true autobiography... I read it from front to back, and about halfway through he disowns any 'ill will' towards JP Morgan for discontinuing his financing to him for his work at Wardenclyffe. Stating something along the lines of "it was not political and strictly business". I'm sorry, that's a little too convenient. Is that the typical response from the man who, after his death, was awarded credit for developing radio technology.... Which was previously awarded to Marconi who used multiple patents of Tesla's and was backed by JP Morgan?!?! In my opinion this is a diluted version of the man's life and times and is not entirely his own writings. This is my opinion mind you, if you decide to read this take mental note of what I say. The writing style feels choppy and discombobulated and not like a real biography. I strongly advise anyone interested in this man to read this and every piece of literature written about him, but buyer beware! Big disappointment.

I had heard a little bit of Tesla for years and knew that he has become a bit of a cult figure among some individuals, so I thought I would familiarize myself with his life (I saw a terribly made movie about him, which I did not finish, it was that bad).

I picked up this very thin book to learn about him; he appropriately entitled it My Inventions, as half of the contents deal with technical discussions about some of his ideas and his inventions, while the other half has anecdotes about his life. As such, I was left with mixed feelings, since electrical engineering is not my field, though I did thoroughly enjoy his anecdotes. A person picking up this book to read for the first time should be forewarned about this duality. One disturbing aspect of this edition is its total lack of editing. There are numerous grammatical errors of an elementary nature and many paragraphs shift from subject to subject within the same paragraph.

By the way, I read somewhere that Tesla was insane, and that this is typical of geniuses (which Tesla obviously was). This conclusion was based on his statements about being hypersensitive in his sensory acuity. This is not insanity, it is actually a real, though rare, malady whose name, unfortunately, escapes me. As a matter of fact, Edgar A. Poe described it in his short story The Fall of the House of Usher. The charge of geniuses supposedly being insane is usually made by stupid people in order to make themselves feel better.

If you want a good account of Tesla, read this one. I really really enjoyed it, and learned a lot about him and his story. A fascinating look into a brilliant man. I loved the writing, and the narration, and think it's definitely worth a listen/read if you want to know more about Tesla, his life, and how it all worked. Awesome!

Everyone should read this book! Tesla is not only a great inventor, he is also one of the greatest thinkers and an amazing writer.
"The pressure of occupation and the incessant stream of impressions pouring into our consciousness thru all the gateways of knowledge make modern existence hazardous in many ways."
Almost a century later...does it ring a bell?
Samantha Hunt fabulously explained it in a nut-shell, "It was difficult for a vanilla American public, reeling from war, to lionize a foreign eccentric..." An eccentric that "is responsible for our modern electrical system," without which we wouldn't even be able to surf the net, let alone do other insignificant things like watching TV, making a phone-call...oops, he's responsible for the phone and radio, too!
And, Mr. Kevin Kelly, if by "please don't read this book if you wish to remain normal" you consider our every day "normalcy" that turns us into idiots on a regular basis then, by all means, I salute you!

A "Flipping" good story of one man' struggle against the odds. The story flows - little bit disjointed at times, but then, he was a scientist and inventor, which one has to take into account. His courage and fortitude under dire circumstances, his forgiving attitude, his determination to give to the world what he knew his destiny was to give, against all opposition, and finally his "amazing" aptitude for mind control and visualisation are a stirring example of an incredible mans' journey through this life. A MUST read for any aspiring inventor and/or young man or woman with high ideals and aspirations.

This was a good autobiography.I enjoyed hearing Mr Teslas stories of childhood and how things affected him.Stephen Paul Aulridge Jr. was a good narrator.I was given this book by the narrator,author or publisher free for an honest review.

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, getting your information from the horse's mouth.

Considering that English is a second language for Tesla, this book is a smooth read. Having a minister father and being polyglot himself, and being blessed with a great memory for poetry, of course, helped out.

As an autobiography, we get to pick Tesla's mind, and see things as he saw him. He candidly talks about his early childhood visions and eidetic memory, and his ability to conceive of inventions solely by concentration. One biographer suggested that Tesla was the avatar of a Venusian spirit. The funny thing is that this is almost believable.

I was also moved by the trauma that he experienced as a child such as the death of his brother, the negative aspects of his vision, and the bouts of hypervigilance where he could hear a watch ticking several rooms away. A friend of mine has had this same affliction, and I pity them both.

My favorite chapter is the first one, where he explains his philosophy of invention:

"The progressive development of man is vitally dependent on invention. It is the most important product of his creative brain. Its ultimate purpose is the complete mastery of mind over the material world, the harnessing of the forces of nature to human needs. This is the difficult task of the inventor who is often misunderstood and unrewarded. But he finds ample compensation in the pleasing exercises of his powers and in the knowledge of being one of that exceptionally privileged class without whom the race would have long ago perished in the bitter struggle against pitiless elements."

PS--you can find a pdf of this book online. But having it bound makes it easier to read.

I will not finish this review until I know what revisions have been made? A few months ago I was emailed by the store that my kindle edition of this book has had major editorial changes and revisions and will update the next time I turn it on. I really do not care for the fact that it will update automatically without my OK. This is as bad as DVRs erasing certain programs via remote without your permission. Anyone know just what changes were made? If its for the better I am ok with it, but feel I should be able to choose when it is updated.

This book is very interesting. I knew a lot about Tesla's with Edison, and his working with alternating current, but I had no idea how far and varied his ideas and writing went.
Not only the facts made an impression, the writing style was very straight forward, and very humorous in many places. He did more at six years old than most of us do in a lifetime!

As a huge fan of Tesla with a BA in History I can say that there is something definitively off about this book. Although the majority of the writing styles seems consistent with other Tesla pieces I've read, I get the distinct impression that portions are edited or intentionally left out. There are also a few typos and strange text gaps in several paragraphs. Overall I do not know what to make of it...

His short autobiography of Tesla was a quick read at around 90 minutes. Tesla describes some of his inventions in a unique and dynamic way. The reader gets a glimpse into the mind of a genius, and some background of some of his most interesting thoughts. Unlike many other stories about Tesla, this book provides details of his inspiration for many of his works and spans what he believes to be his greatest contributions. The chronology of this book is a bit confusing, so I would definitely recommend some background research before reading this book if you have none.

I love the photo on this hardback version of Barnes & Nobles. It is from the Granger collection and shows Tesla sitting in front of one of his large coils. I absolutely enjoyed reading this book. It is entertaining, very clear and easy to read, and shows how much fortitude or endurance Nikola had and nicely demonstrates his humanitarian tendencies. This book is an excellent starter to get to know about Tesla's works. One can follow it up by reading his Colorado notes about his Magnifying Transmitter. If you have a basic knowledge of electronics, you will understand and appreciate his methodology, which he touches upon in this book, and explains in detail in other works. It is a great thing to read his own words before delving further into his amazing works. The autobiography shows he was a spiritual person, in terms of interacting with other dimensions, although he himself states he, as we all are, are automatons always responding to external stimuli. Highly recommended.

Tesla explains he had extremely sensitive senses. He claimed he could hear a watch ticking three rooms away (with the doors closed). His visual sense was so strong that he would test inventions in his head. Only after all the errors were fixed using his imaginary invention model, would Tesla physically construct the device. This method of working saved him a lot of money and time.

It's insights like these, which make this book fascinating. Biographers can spin a narrative for you - what Tesla did and when. But only Tesla can tell you what it was like to be Tesla.

As another reviewer noted - this book can be read for free, online - if you search around enough. It's worth it.

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

IT WAS VERY INTERESTING TO READ THE THOUGHTS OF THIS REMARKABLE MAN. HIS DESCRIPTIONS WERE CONFUSING TO ME BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE A SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUND; BUT HIS INTERNAL THOUGHT PROCESSES WERE VERY INTRIGUING.

Nikola Tesla I have bought 4 book from the store
he is one of father of electricity he invented
AC tranmission power in 1892 If you want one of his
book buy Alternating Current it has pictures of his
inventions and his life story. John Hall

This guy is a genius, and his autobiography is absolutely amazing. This is a peek into one of the greatest minds of all time. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, although it was much shorter than I expected.

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 the store's link to look inside this book redirects to a different edition.

One-half of the book is a discussion about inspiration and the drive to succeed, starting with the first quarter, When Tesla finally appears, the story is fairly good, but fairly short, sort of like a longish magazine feature. Then the last quarter was more navel-gazing about what creates personal success. I was hoping for something better. But, for 99 cents, you get what you pay for.

Excellent book! I really cherished reading about Tesla, and he is one of my favourite people ever. Just the way his brain worked and how his inventions were discovered is really fascinating. By the way, I was really curious about the part that mentions a book called Abafi (Son of Aba). I was really curious and couldn't find a translation anywhere, so I payed to have the Hungarian version translated into English. It's located here if you're interested: B00H2Z5OIO

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.

This is not a bad book if you're interested in Tesla, although he includes far more information on his inventions, as the title suggests, than he does biographical information. The style is rather dry, but the technical ideas are informative for anyone interested in the history of technology in the 19th and 20th centuries.

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.

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!!!

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 interesting and human than he is portrayed in the history books.

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.

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.

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.

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. Edison was the true inventor of many electrical items. Through this book, the truth is told. This is a book that should be required reading in all grammer schools!

I was disappointed with life of Nikola Tesla. Mr Teslas life was certainly more interesting than an array of sports analogies.
I attempted to get past the analogies and get the life history of this great mind. Story was poorly written, with little research done to keep me interested. Wish I had read more of the reviews, I probably would not had purchased..