What books did Nikola Tesla read as a kid?

Answer 1

Tesla wrote many autobiographical articles for the prominent journal Electrical Experimenter, collected in the book, My Inventions. Tesla was gifted with intense powers of visualization and exceptional memory from early youth on. He was able to fully construct, develop and perfect his inventions completely in his mind before committing them to paper.

The book Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) - Lectures, Patents, Articles, now out of print, is the first major reference work published by the Nikola Tesla Museum in Beograd about the inventor. The edition appeared in 1956 and the book was subsequently reprinted in 1991. It contains the text of four lectures delivered by Tesla during the period between 1888 and 1893 plus one delivered in absentia in 1898. As for patents, the book contains only those granted to Tesla in the United States; the compilers chose to include only 99 of the 112 patents actually issued to him. Additionally there are 17 scientific and technical articles written between 1891 and 1920, 7 articles of a general nature written between 1897 and 1917, and an autobiographical article from 1915.

Answer 2

"The gift of mental power comes from God, Divine Being, and if we concetrate our minds on that truth, we become in tune with this great power.

My Mother had taught me to seek all truth in The Bible."

Nikola Tesla quote

Answer 3

Tesla engaged in reading many works, memorizing complete books, having a photographic memory. He learned Serbo-Croatian, Latin, Italian, French, German, and English since his early years. We could assume he studied languages since his childhood and did not take him long to master them. He was prone to read Mark Twain books.

Answer 4

Nikola Tesla read a wide range of books as a kid, including works by Mark Twain, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and various science and engineering texts. He particularly enjoyed reading fictional works, poetry, and scientific publications, which helped shape his innovative thinking and curiosity about the world.