The progressive development of man is vitally dependent on invention. Tesla experimented with a number of different configurations consisting of. My inventions is teslas autobiography, with meditations on his major discoveries and innovations, including the rotating magnetic field, the magnifying transmitter. Nikola tesla came to the united states in 1884 and worked for thomas edison, becoming edisons rival because edison only believed in the merchandising of inferior dc electric power. 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 tesla s career through a maze of sensationalism and controversy. At the age of 63 tesla tells the story of his creative life. In 1891 tesla made a speech to the american institute of electrical engineers in which he stated. My inventions by nikola tesla autobiography audio book. But the playwright is on the mark at the personal sacrifices tesla made for. It was first published as a 6part series that nikola tesla had written for electrical experimenter magazine. Its ultimate purpose is the complete mastery of mind over the material world, the harnessing of the forces of nature to human needs. 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. However, tesla was employed as the dynamo designer for the edison machine works while he obtained more than 100 patents and designed 700 inventions. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Since my inventions is an autobiography, it is unique in providing a glimpse into tesla s mind and his private thoughts. The problem of increasing human energy nikola tesla. One of sciences great unsung heroes, nikola tesla 18561943 was a prophet of the electronic age.
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Nikola tesla submitted articles to the magazine electrical experimenter between february and october 1919. My inventions nikola teslas autobiography at the age of 63 tesla tells the story of his creative life. 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. Nikola tesla was a scientist whose inventions include the tesla coil, alternatingcurrent ac electricity, and the discovery of the rotating magnetic field. Welcome to nikola tesla s autobiography my inventions.
Nikola tesla was a serbianamerican inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, physicist, and futurist who is best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current ac electricity supply system. My inventions and other writings by nikola tesla books on. The autobiography of nikola tesla paperback june 15, 2011. Nikola tesla was a serbianamerican inventor, physicist, mechanical engineer, electrical engineer, and futurist. Ultimately he died alone and impoverished having driven all of his friends.
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First published in 1919 in the electrical experimenter magazine table of contents i. Mar 11, 2017 my inventions by nikola tesla autobiography audio book free audio books. 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. My inventions has been the primary source for all tesla biographers.
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The truth is that tesla made many claims so far out of left field that they would destroy a scientists credibility even today, often with no evidence or results to back them up. The autobiography of nikola tesla is a book compiled and edited by ben johnston detailing the work of nikola tesla. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read my inventions. This book is based on articles written by tesla and published in the electrical experimenter magazine februaryjune and. Tesla was 63 years old when this text was first published in the electrical experimenter magazine in. Tesla s personal account is divided into six chapters covering different periods of his life. 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.
Experiments with alternate currents of high potential and high frequency nikola tesla. My inventions by nikola tesla goodreads share book. The autobiography of nikola tesla por nikola tesla disponible en rakuten kobo. The autobiography of nikola tesla a big big thank you to all my subscribers. Mar 31, 2007 my inventions by nikola tesla, 9781602060579, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Certainly he contributed more to the field of electricity, radio, and television than any other person living or dead. My inventions my early life nikola teslas autobiography. Contents my early life my first efforts at invention my later endeavors the discovery of the tesla coil and transformer the magnifying transmitter the art of telautomatics. A tesla coil is an electrical resonant transformer circuit invented by nikola tesla around 1891. The autobiography of nikola tesla book online at best prices in india on. The hard work of the future will be pushing buttons, ones salvation could only be brought about through his own efforts. Nikola tesla imagination and the man that invented the.
Famous for the radio, robotics, and wireless energy, tesla quickly gained international notoriety for. 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. I had always thought of woman as possessing those delicate qualities of mind and soul that made her in her respects far superior to man. The book touches on his life and career, his first inventions, discovering the magnetic field, tesla coil and transformer and the manifying transmitter. He worked there for a year, impressing edison with his. I have always been interested in tesla and his life inventions.
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It tells about the man, his motivations and the values that he held. Nikola tesla quotes author of my inventions page 4 of 6. Welcome to nikola teslas autobiography my inventions. 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. Im a huge science nerd and anything about tesla is entertaining to me given he was the father of so many inventions that we still utilize today. Nikola tesla was born in 1856 in smiljan, croatia, then part of the austrohungarian empire. Nikola tesla 1856 1943 was an inventor, mechanical engineer, and electrical engineer. My inventions nikola teslas autobiography table of contents. A t the beginning of the 20th century, tesla was for most americans the embodiment of the inventor as genius. Tesla tells how he willfully harnessed his visions to invention, yet never outgrew his many bizarre childhood fears and compulsions. These web pages all derive from a common source titled the strange life of nikola tesla, a modified version of my inventions, the text of which first appeared in a book titled the wall of light nikola tesla and the venusian space ship the x12 by arthur matthews. My inventions and other writings by nikola tesla, paperback. Jan, 2014 autobiography of the great inventor and humanitarian nikola tesla.
My inventions ebook by nikola tesla official publisher. Editor ben johnston has a 16 page introduction that traces tesla s career through a maze of. Autobiography of the great inventor and humanitarian nikola tesla. Nikola tesla was a genius polymath, inventor and a mechanical and electrical engineer. Tesla was 63 years old when this text was first published in the electrical experimenter magazine in 1919. Born and raised in the austrian empire, tesla received. It is the most important product of his creative brain. Buy my inventions and other writings by nikola tesla online at alibris. This is not nikola tesla s my inventions, published in the electrical experimenter magazine, februaryjune and october, 1919 issues. The most famous of these works is a six part series titled my inventions, which is. Jun 15, 2011 tesla might as well have been the most technically intelligent man in the history of human beings. The autobiography of nikola tesla is a brief account in tesla s 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. A big big thank you for your supporta gift for you the new instagram. Nikola tesla has 144 books on goodreads with 33058 ratings.
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