My Inventions: The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla

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He predicted a great scientific advance in which some of his inventions will be the basis: The Tesla Transformer, The Magnifying Transmitter, The Tesla Wireless System, The Terrestrial Stationary Waves which will result in many things he predicted amongst which are internet, wireless phones, GPS and many other phenomena so usual for us.

I believe that there is a problem of efficiency with the path we are currently taking, but our situation could definitely be much worse. The reality is that Tesla had a mental breakdown following his work on attempting to invent the wireless telephone*, in the 1800s no less. Yet looking back in his autobiography, Tesla wrote that even though many people who work have to sacrifice their life-energy, he had never had to make such sacrifices, stating, "On the contrary, I have thrived on my thoughts.Una lettura interessante, comunque, anche se alcune poche pagine si dilungano in particolari tecnici difficilmente comprensibili per i non addetti. Herkesçe malum dehası dışında benim açımdan Tesla'yı özel kılan; hayata bakışı, olayları değerlendirme tarzı ve doğası itibariyle muhteşem bir insan oluşu. He would start a story, then jump to several other topics before coming back to the original, if he ever did.

That is why I will have to read it in future years as my professional understanding of Electricity and energy evolves. It was transcribed by John Rolad Penner in 1994 [1] from a small typed booklet, then photocopied and stapled. It's not particularly well-written in the standard sense (and my copy, at least, was ATROCIOUSLY edited).Tesla was considered a "maverick" (today he would simply be labeled a "moron") because he was a real scientist who depended on empirical evidence through experimentation and observation with subsequent objective proof. 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.

Not only does Tesla share some unique observations of the world and his mind, such as his self-preserving device and his ideas on the automatism of life, (which I’m still trying to wrap my head around), but many of his anecdotes cracked me up—harnessing the energy of June-bugs, the 5 men it took to place a light bulb, posing as Steve Brodie.Tesla's work schedule from college is also inspiring - he would work in the lab from 10am until 5am the next day.