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In 1919, Nikola Tesla wrote several articles for the magazine "The Electrical Experimenter", a magazine for which he had previously written several articles. These new articles were autobiographical in nature, and have often been gathered together and published as his "autobiographical notes". This new (2013) edition has been re-edited, and illustrations (which were not present in the original 1919 versions) have been added.
Paperback: 86 pages
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (April 15, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1484127358
ISBN-13: 978-1484127353
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.2 x 9 inches
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Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (111 customer reviews)
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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, has for years been stubbornly and deceptively advertising My Inventions editions from other publishers as having this introduction. 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 will apply this negative review to several different books, including the Hart Brothers edition. Caveat emptor!
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.
Written in his own words, this book will give you the quirky, eccentric inventor fix you've been looking for. It is all typed in large print within a thin booklet that you will read in a breeze, unless you are me. Then it will take you weeks. Either way, it's an interesting read. Not too wordy or full of crazy technical speak. Much of it is about Tesla's personal development, which has been the most interesting to learn about. What a guy.
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.
If anyone could be this brilliant, at a time when electricity was in it's infancy, Nikola Tesla was one of the very few who had ANY understanding of the technology. Any communication, quotation, or any other record of his achievements is SOLID GOLD..!It is unfortunate that his accomplishments had not been properly recognized until well after his death in 1943...Edison STOLE Tesla's ideas, Marconi USED (and never credited) Tesla's inventions, Westinghouse BELIEVED in him, and J.P.Morgan FINANCED him... Yet, Tesla died penniless... SAD INDEED...!Nikola Tesla was and is still one of the greatest geniuses EVER..!
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.
I enjoyed the book, I found it fascinating that he essentially created simulations of his creations in his mind like we do on computers now.. although I don't know if I buy that they "all worked perfectly when built", however I'm sure it greatly reduced the trial and error phase, and that alone is Genius
So much has been written and taught about Thomas Edison, but there have been only a few books regarding Tesla. He intrigued me with his foresight and solid determination to find answers. Friends of mine have degrees in electrical engineering, and admit that he took a back seat to Edison and even Westinghouse. Was very surprised that he lived to an old age, despite his lack of a healthy lifestyle. A wonderful read. Kate
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