adria_mis888's review against another edition
3.0
As someone who is very well acquainted with Nikola Tesla and his inventions long before the hype started around him, I can clearly see that alterations have been done to this work. Some statements simply don't fit his persona or contradict some other statements of his.
But I could definitely recognise him as he was writing about his childhood.
But I could definitely recognise him as he was writing about his childhood.
kraftymama's review against another edition
5.0
Tesla fascinates me. So far ahead of his time. Bookmarked several sections and want to listen to again sometime. Cool to hear his own account of his inventions. I wish he had been more business savvy because he was such a genius otherwise. He trusted people too much. Didn’t realize just how much he struggled with OCD. Brilliant, brilliant, man.
dajna's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting? Yes. Modest? Not so much. Now I see where his rock-star-aurea comes from. Obviously I didn't get all the description of the machines and engineering projects, but sure Tesla was ambitious.
encounterswiththemoon's review against another edition
4.0
An autobiographical telling of his early life, Tesla published chapters which follow his creativity & project. Given the method of publication was originally done via magazine, this book is very short & concise.
My greatest takeaway from having read about Tesla through his own words is how wonderful it must have been to have known him while also recognizing that many would have failed to appreciate it at the time.
Tesla is very pensive, self-reflective & self-critical. He spends a great deal of time in thought & expresses himself in such a way as to lead the reader to glimpse the behemoth of effort that goes into creating the masterpieces we have come to rely on as a species.
Finishing this book did leave me with feelings of sadness. Being someone who worked so diligently against the clock to achieve the unachievable, we see someone who struggled in many aspects of their life. In some ways I suppose that might be of comfort; the greatest of our species are also human too.
I am so glad to have read this book. Being as Tesla was something of a shadow figure throughout much of my life, I am glad to have gotten to know more about him & read about his interpretation of his efforts & achievements.
My greatest takeaway from having read about Tesla through his own words is how wonderful it must have been to have known him while also recognizing that many would have failed to appreciate it at the time.
Tesla is very pensive, self-reflective & self-critical. He spends a great deal of time in thought & expresses himself in such a way as to lead the reader to glimpse the behemoth of effort that goes into creating the masterpieces we have come to rely on as a species.
Finishing this book did leave me with feelings of sadness. Being someone who worked so diligently against the clock to achieve the unachievable, we see someone who struggled in many aspects of their life. In some ways I suppose that might be of comfort; the greatest of our species are also human too.
I am so glad to have read this book. Being as Tesla was something of a shadow figure throughout much of my life, I am glad to have gotten to know more about him & read about his interpretation of his efforts & achievements.
chirag605's review against another edition
5.0
There are few people who change the course of the future in such a way that we can't imagine the future without their contributions. Tesla is one of them. The man pretty much defined the century. Definitely a psychopath of his times, but just because no one could understand his potential. A true genius who didn't care about his name, fame, financials but all he cared about was driving the world to the next level. Shortest biography on the legendary works.
arshdhawan's review against another edition
2.0
a great engineer but sadly couldn't rationalize his mind and fell to spiritual and dogmatic bullshit
petraa04's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Death, Death of parent, and War
knjigoholicarka's review against another edition
5.0
"Današnji znanstvenici misle duboko, a ne jasno. Potrebno je imati zdravu pamet da se misli jasno, ali moguće je misliti duboko i biti posve lud." (N. Tesla, 1934.)
kathmhughes's review against another edition
challenging
slow-paced
2.0
A confusing and complex set of rantings