Author

Contributions

  • Johnston, Ben, 1947- - Contributor

Publication

1982 - Hart Bros., Williston, Vt, Vermont

Language

English

Word Count

27,750 words, Guess

Page Count

111 pages

Identifiers

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  • LibraryThing2051332

Classifications

  • DDC621.3/092/4
  • LCCTK140.T4 A35 1982

Description

**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.

Description

"Originally appeared in the Electrical experimenter magazine in 1919"--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references.

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  • My inventions: the autobiography of Nikola TeslaHart Bros.1982-01-01
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