Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #861001 in Books
• Published on: 1995
• Binding: Hardcover
• 111 pages

Customer Reviews

"Nikola Tesla - Genius, Sage & Altruistic Megalomaniac
"My Inventions: The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla", by Nikola Tesla, edited with Introduction by Ben Johnston (1982), Barnes & Noble Books, NY 1995. ISBN 0-760-70-085-0, HC 111 pages includes Introduction & six Chapters written & prev. published in Electrical Experimenter, (a mos. Mag., 1919) plus some 30 B & W photos, illustrations. 8 ½" x 5 ¾".

Nikola Tesla was a genius, gifted and zealous striver for altruistic reasons, readily acclaimed as renowned inventor, largely of electrical devices. This book, largely autobiographical in a sense, contains some lengthy philosophical expositions which are, wind and weather permitting, laudable, but also megalomaniacal and although having ponderable truths thereto, also borders on marginal conjectural contemplations which depart from contemporary science.

Affording further exploration into his mindset of imageries, his writings suggests, to me, migrainous attacks with scintillating scotomata, fatigue spells. Nonetheless, his explication on "telautomatics" is conceptualization of robotics before its time. The realities of his Magnifying Transmitter and devises to create unlimited dispersal for his World-System of globalization of electrical energy for industry and communication systems, etc. to promote human understanding, etc., overreaches imagination just as his musings on telekinesis, etc. are difficult to dissect as to whether believed or rejected. To know Tesla, one must read his own words, as reprinted herein.

Brilliant, enjoyable reading
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.