My inventions : the autobiography of Nikola Tesla

An autobiography of Nikola Tesla first appeared in 1919. **From the Publisher** My Inventions has been the primary source for all Tesla biographers. Editor Ben Johnston has a 16 page introduction that traces Tesla's career through a maze of sensationalism and controversy. **From the Back Cover** The reclusive, brilliant engineer who: Invented the Niagra power system that made Edison's obsolete Sold Westinghouse 40 patents that broke a General Electric monopoly Discovered the radio methods that Marconi converted into a fortune Built a radio-guided torpedo before Ford ended the horse-and-buggy era Tried, with J.P. Morgan's backing, to change the earths electric charge! Joined giants Ampere, Watt, and Volta in history's most select circle when the world scientists named a new unit of magnetism and Tesla. Tesla's autobiographical legacy, essential reading for anyone seeking to penetrate the inventor's complex personality and mysterious life. He retells the story of his Faustian quest for the electric motor the experts said could never be built, which nearly cost him his sanity.