My inventions is teslas autobiography, with focus on his major discoveries and innovations, including the rotating magnetic field, the magnifying transmitter, and the tesla coil. Jan 05, 2019 the most famous of these works is a six part series titled my inventions, which is an autobiographical account of nikola tesla s life and his most celebrated discoveries. My inventions the autobiography of nikola tesla book depository. Editor ben johnston has a 16 page introduction that traces teslas career through a maze of. New york state and many other states in the usa proclaimed july 10, teslas birthday nikola tesla day. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
The most famous of these works is a six part series titled my inventions, which is an autobiographical account of nikola teslas life and his most celebrated discoveries. He is best known for his contributions to the modern alternating current ac electrical supply system, the successful system in the war of currents and the tesla coil. The following first appeared as the introduction to the 2011 edition of nikola teslas my inventions, from penguin classics. The autobiography of nikola tesla, and the fantastic inventions of nikola tesla the lost science series, and more on. This book is one of the few that puts the relationship of edison and tesla into perspective. My inventions is an assemblage of six magazine articles tesla is. My inventions nikola teslas autobiography at the age of 63 tesla tells the story of his creative life. This important title is the autobiography of nikola tesla. Nikola tesla appropriately titled his work on his life, my inventions, as he was one of the most important inventors and scientists in history. Jan, 2014 autobiography of the great inventor and humanitarian nikola tesla. Yet another biography on the amazing work of nikola tesla, this one focuses entirely on his inventions and theories, and how he was deprived of several patents due to politics and conspiracies. The man was a genius, but too much of the book was spent telling of hie ailments. Nikola tesla born july 10, 1856 was an inventor and a skilled electrical engineer, mechanical engineer and physicist.
Autobiography of the great inventor and humanitarian nikola tesla. First published in 1919 in the electrical experimenter magazine table of contents i. Teslas personal account is divided into six chapters covering different periods of his life. Yes, thats right, the electricity man was supposedly born during a. Ben johnston originally appeared in the electrical experimenter magazine in 1919.
Nikola tesla symbolizes a unifying force and inspiration for all nations in the name of peace and science. Nikola tesla has been called the most important man of the twentieth century. The autobiography of nikola tesla is a brief account in teslas own words of his early life and education and his career as an important and prolific inventor in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. His research laid much of the groundwork for modern electrical and communication systems, and his impressive. When i first encountered my inventions it was as a free internet download, an implausible work titled the. My inventions is teslas autobiography, with meditations on his major discoveries and innovations, including the rotating magnetic field, the magnifying. Originally published in 1919 in electrical experimenter magazine, here are nikola teslas reflections on his early years and work.
See all books authored by nikola tesla, including my inventions. He ate alone and rarely slept, sleeping as little as two hours a day. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read my inventions. The coil uses polyphase alternating currents another of teslas discoveries to create a. In this 1915 text tesla applies the mechanical theory of life to the greater events of the time such as the war and the earthquake in italy. Serbian inventor nikola tesla 18571943 was a revolutionary scientist who forever changed the scientific fields of electricity and magnetism. The fascinating autobiography of the legendary inventor behind the radio, wireless energy, robotics, and much more. He is very strange, intelligent, and someone far ahead of his time. Certainly, he contributed more to the field of electricity, radio, and television than any other person living or dead. Nikola tesla was born on the stroke of midnight, as july 9th became july 10th, to which we say, happy birthday. Nikola tesla was born in 1856 in smiljan, croatia, then part of the austrohungarian empire. Tesla experimented with a number of different configurations consisting of two, or sometimes three, coupled resonant electric circuits.
Editor ben johnston has a 16 page introduction that traces teslas career through a maze of sensationalism and controversy. Nikola tesla was one of the most brilliant and daring inventors and visionaries of his time. Tesla was 63 years old when this text was first published in the electrical experimenter magazine in 1919. It is the most important product of his creative brain. While he did not win the electrical race, he was a highly influential voice in the search for electricity in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. My inventions is teslas autobiography, with meditations on his major discoveries and innovations, including the rotating magnetic field, the magnifying transmitter, and the tesla coil. I was taking electronics engineering classes in college when i first learned about nikola tesla. He was a true visionary far ahead of his contemporaries in the field of scientific development.
Editor ben johnston has a 16 page introduction that traces tesla s career through a maze of sensationalism and controversy. Ultimately he died alone and impoverished having driven all of his friends away through his neurotic and eccentric behavior. My inventions the autobiography of nikola tesla ebook. The classic autobiography my inventions written by nikola tesla the progressive development of man is vitally dependent on invention.
During the early days of electricity, tesla worked specifically on alternating current, or ac power. The autobiography of nikola tesla 0910077002 by tesla, nikola. From harry lavern twining 1909 streamer going through boys body experiment. The man was a genius, but too much of the book was spent telling of hie. A life from beginning to end, the story goes that tesla entered the world in 1856, in what is now croatia, in the midst of a horrific lightning storm. He remained unmarried and claimed that his chastity was helpful to his scientific abilities. Nikola tesla books list of books by author nikola tesla. Nikola tesla was the reclusive, brilliant electrical engineer who. Though tesla was larger than life, the popular legend about how and when he was born might be a little too cinematic to be true. Nikola tesla was a genius polymath, inventor and a mechanical and electrical engineer. He talks about his life philosophy, motivations and thought processes here which i found particularly, more so that his detailed thinking and precise predictions and experiments even back in that day of robotics, artificial intelligence, self driving cars and planes, long distance wireless.
See all 70 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Nikola tesla was an inventor, mechanical engineer, and electrical engineer. Ben johnston originally appeared in the electrical experimenter magazine in 1919t. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading my inventions. Listening to nikola teslas true accounts of his life, ideas and inventions by this narrator was wonderful. May 18, 2016 one of sciences great unsung heroes, nikola tesla 18561943 was a prophet of the electronic age. The autobiography of nikola tesla unabridged start publishing llc nikola tesla. My inventions is a candid and illuminating autobiography of nikola tesla, one of the most important technological innovators of the modern industrial age. The book touches on his life and career, his first inventions, discovering the magnetic field, tesla coil and transformer and the manifying transmitter. The autobiography of nikola tesla book online at best prices in india on. The autobiography of nikola tesla paperback june 15 2011 by nikola tesla author 4. Jun 15, 2011 tesla might as well have been the most technically intelligent man in the history of human beings.
My inventions has been the primary source for all tesla biographers. It is used to produce highvoltage, lowcurrent, high frequency alternatingcurrent electricity. My inventions is tesla s autobiography, with focus on his major discoveries and innovations, including the rotating magnetic field, the magnifying transmitter, and the tesla coil. My inventions nikola tesla s autobiography at the age of 63 tesla tells the story of his creative life. Jul 09, 2015 the following first appeared as the introduction to the 2011 edition of nikola teslas my inventions, from penguin classics. Listening to nikola tesla s true accounts of his life, ideas and inventions by this narrator was wonderful. Its ultimate purpose is the complete mastery of mind over the material world, the harnessing of the forces of nature to human needs. Nikola teslas 5 lost inventions that threatened the global elite. Serbian inventor nikola tesla 18571943 was a revolutionary scientist who forever changed the scientific fields of electricity and.
Pdf my inventions the autobiography of nikola tesla. Dec 28, 2017 though tesla was larger than life, the popular legend about how and when he was born might be a little too cinematic to be true. Famous for the radio, robotics, and wireless energy, tesla quickly gained international notoriety for his pioneering inventions. Welcome to nikola teslas autobiography my inventions.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Nikola tesla was a scientist whose inventions include the tesla coil, alternatingcurrent ac electricity, and the discovery of the rotating magnetic field. My inventions by nikola tesla autobiography addeddate 20150217 08. One of sciences great unsung heroes, nikola tesla 18561943 was a prophet of the electronic age. I discovered that tesla developed several of the most important technologies we use today. Buy my inventions and other writings penguin classics by tesla, nikola isbn. It literally felt as though tesla himself had read it aloud in 1919, and the audio merely filtered and enhanced in high definition, rather than read by someone else.
The autobiography of nikola tesla ebook written by nikola tesla, general press. The autobiography of nikola tesla is an audiobook compiled and edited by ben johnston detailing the work of nikola tesla. He was an important contributor to the birth of commercial electricity, and is best known for his many revolutionary developments in the field of electromagnetism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It is widely known now that many inventions that are originally the work of tesla have been wrongly attributed to other people. I have always been interested in tesla and his lifeinventions. A tesla coil is an electrical resonant transformer circuit invented by nikola tesla around 1891. His research laid much of the groundwork for modern electrical and communication systems, and his impressive accomplishments include development of the alternatingcurrent electrical system, radio, the tesla coil transformer, wireless transmission, and fluorescent lighting.
Nikola tesla was a serbianamerican inventor, physicist, mechanical engineer, electrical engineer, and futurist. The content was largely drawn from a series of articles that nikola tesla had written for electrical experimenter magazine in 1919, when he was 63 years old. The autobiography of nikola tesla is a book compiled and edited by ben johnston detailing the work of nikola tesla. Tesla was famous for working hard and throwing himself into his work. At the age of 63 tesla tells the story of his creative life. Edison, tesla, westinghouse, and the race to electrify the world by jill jonnes very good, i highly recommended it. The electrical coil named for its inventor is one of teslas showiest inventions, and he used it to its full dramatic extent in demonstrations held in his new york city lab. The autobiography of nikola tesla kindle edition by tesla, nikola. His father was a priest in the serbian orthodox church and his mother managed the familys farm. Welcome to nikola tesla s autobiography my inventions. He is frequently cited as one of the most important contributors to the birth of commercial electricity, a man who shed light over the face of earth, and is best known for his many revolutionary developments in the field of electricity and magnetism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Famous for his pioneering contributions to the electronic age, his lifelong feud with thomas edison, and his erratic behavior, nikola tesla was one of the most brilliant and daring inventors and visionaries of his time.
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