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I have always been interested in tesla and his life inventions. 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. Buy my inventions the autobiography of nikola tesla by tesla, nikola isbn. Ben johnston originally appeared in the electrical experimenter magazine in 1919. First published in 1919 in the electrical experimenter magazine table of contents i. Amazon price new from used from kindle edition please retry. Nikola tesla was a scientist whose inventions include the tesla coil, alternatingcurrent ac electricity, and the discovery of the rotating magnetic field.
Tesla experimented with a number of different configurations consisting of. Yes, thats right, the electricity man was supposedly born during a. 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. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. His father, milutin tesla 18191879, was an eastern orthodox priest. He clearly tells the story of his life through his inventions.
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. Famous for the radio, robotics, and wireless energy, tesla quickly gained international notoriety for his pioneering inventions. Please provide me with your latest book news, views and details of waterstones special offers. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you.
These nikola teslas innovations show how ahead of his. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read my inventions. 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. Sep 04, 2019 nikola tesla was a scientist whose inventions include the tesla coil, alternatingcurrent ac electricity, and the discovery of the rotating magnetic field. Nikola tesla was born on the stroke of midnight, as july 9th became july 10th, to which we say, happy birthday. His research laid much of the groundwork for modern electrical and. The man was a genius, but too much of the book was spent telling of hie. It was first published as a 6part series that nikola tesla had written for electrical experimenter magazine.
Nikola tesla was one of the most brilliant and daring inventors and visionaries of his time. A tesla coil is an electrical resonant transformer circuit invented by nikola tesla around 1891. Jan, 2014 autobiography of the great inventor and humanitarian nikola tesla. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. 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.
One of the most significant and important inventors of the 20th century indeed, of any age in history is nikola tesla, the serbianborn physicist and engineer who, like so many famous people today, credits his mother with his genius the result of both genetics and an inventive environment. My inventions the autobiography of nikola tesla ebook. The fantastic inventions of nikola tesla paperback nikola tesla. 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. My inventions nikola teslas autobiography at the age of 63 tesla tells the story of his creative life. Explore books by nikola tesla with our selection at. See all 15 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Despite his breathtaking number of patents and discoveries, his. Nikola tesla was the reclusive, brilliant electrical engineer who.
Jun 15, 2011 tesla might as well have been the most technically intelligent man in the history of human beings. 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. For some strange reason, tesla is seen by a lot of people as some strange, science fiction character who talked to people on mars. Many people consider my inventions by nikola tesla to be the autobiography 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. The following first appeared as the introduction to the 2011 edition of nikola teslas my inventions, from penguin classics. Tesla s personal account is divided into six chapters covering different periods of his life. A collection of nikola tesla writings electricity book. 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 transmitter, and the tesla coil. My inventions is a candid and illuminating autobiography of nikola tesla, one of the most important technological innovators of the modern industrial age. My inventions nikola teslas autobiography table of contents. The book is a comprehensive compilation of teslas early work with many illustrations.
Teslas personal account is divided into six chapters covering different periods of his life. Tesla was 63 years old when this text was first published in the electrical experimenter magazine in 1919. I have always been interested in tesla and his lifeinventions. Serbian inventor nikola tesla 18571943 was a revolutionary scientist who forever changed the scientific fields of electricity and magnetism. Its ultimate purpose is the complete mastery of mind over the material world, the harnessing of the forces of nature to human needs.
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