ProduktrezensionenMy Inventions and Other Writings by Nikola Tesla (2011, UK-B Format Paperback)

TERRIBLE BOOK ! ! !

VERY poorly written. Even with my background in electronics and mathematics I could not grasp the concepts of his inventions. Sure, his work in electricity and motors was revolutionary, but for god's sake, the guy neither describes how the stuff works, nor how he worked on it. Instead he provides abstract mental pictures, and what he claims were "realistic experiments" that he was running in his head during sleepless nights. Tesla comes off like a psychopath recollecting his childhood fantasies and hallucinations. Not a single formula/sketch in the book. His later, more controversial work is described as well, and it's completely not grounded in reality, neither! Zeppelins equipped with million-volt generators flying over battlefields and cities, killing soldiers and citizens in time of war, and even turning buildings to "white ashes". Or a "thought projector" through a person's eyes drawing pictures in air like movies. This is where I stopped taking him seriously, as did his investors at the time. The guy was lonely all his life and lived in a hotel room, so he was pretty much mentally not well, if you ask me. Time and money wasted buying and reading this book!Vollständige Rezension lesen...

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Great book !!!

My grandson loved it . He said Tesla was (" The Man ")

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Love it.

Straight from the horses mouth, Tesla dishes on his works. Another win for Penguin Classics.

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awesome =)

Great book, very thorough and with an amazing introduction!
It presents perfectly Tesla's peculiar and extraordinary personality!