Audiobook Review: My Inventions by Nikola Tesla

My Inventions: The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla

by Nikola Tesla

Narrated by Jason McCoy

Published by BN Publishing

2 hrs 34mins Unabridged

I am a fan of Nikola Tesla, a man who was a genius by any measure. Oh, and he was what most would consider a mad scientist. He was a very eccentric fellow and it shows in his autobiography. He discusses him unusual imaginations and visions which he insists were not hallucinations. He talks of his inventions in large part (good because that is the title) and what he hopes they will lead to in the future including computers, robotics, artificial intelligence, internet, cell phones, 

even things that sound an awful lot like iPods and WiFi. 

He also has some more wild ideas like a type of aircraft with no visible moving parts. 

Whether you believe everything he says or not it makes for a GREAT read and quick too.

Mr. McCoy is a fantastic narrator for this story, it sounds like you might be listening to Tesla talk about his life- 

except for the total lack of a Serbian accent, of course!

I liked the line where Tesla mentions that his US citizenship papers were kept in his safe where as the rest of his awards and certificates and such were stored in an old trunk. 

If you are already familiar with Tesla or not at all yet. This books is a great insight into the mind of a fascinating man-

Nikola Tesla

For a more in depth biography on Tesla:

Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla: Biography of a Genius

by Marc J. Siefer

Biography of another innovator:

Steve Jobs

by Walter Isaacson