This project is now complete. All files can be downloaded from the catalog page here:
https://librivox.org/my-inventions-by-nikola-tesla/
This is an abandoned solo, resurrected as a group project! [/color][/b]
Between February and October 1919, Nikola Tesla submitted many articles to the magazine Electrical Experimenter. The most famous of these works is a six part series titled "My Inventions", which is an autobiographical account of Nikola Tesla's life and his most celebrated discoveries. This work has been compiled and republished as a stand-alone book several times under different names, but has been a cause of some controversy due to some versions deviating from the original text without explanation. This project returns to the original text and expands upon it through the addition of Nikola Tesla's own supplementary articles as they were published in 1919. (Kane Mercer)
- How to claim a part, and "how it all works" here To find a section to record, simply look at point 5. below at the sections. All the ones without names beside them are "up for grabs." Click "Post reply" at the top left of the screen and tell us which section you would like to read (include the section number from the left-most column in the reader list, please). Read points 6. to 8. below for what to do before, during and after your recording.
- New to recording? Please read our Newbie Guide to Recording!
- Is there a deadline? We ask that you submit your recorded sections within 1-2 months of placing your claim. Please note that to be fair to the readers who have completed their sections in a timely way, if you haven't submitted your recording(s) after two months, your sections will automatically be re-opened for other readers to claim, unless you post in this thread to request an extension. Extensions will be granted at the discretion of the Book Coordinator. If you cannot do your section, for whatever reason, just let me know and it'll go back to the pool. There's no shame in this; we're all volunteers and things happen.Please do not sign up for more sections than you can complete within the two month deadline.
- Where do I find the text? Source text (please only read from this text!):
Tricia was so kind to compile google docs for each of the sections. Please download the files for your section from here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1i4bAsxDZ7f618zMI8ZwAHoPuMgq1vDOZ
Please ignore all editor's notes in the texts! Thank you!
EE February 1919
Famous Scientific Illusions: Pgs 692-694, 728, 730, 732-734
My Inventions: 1. My early life Pgs 696-697, 743-747
(http://electricalexperimenter.com/n10electricalexperi06gern.pdf) ,
EE March 1919
Tesla’s Egg of Columbus
Pgs 774-775, 808
My Inventions: 2 My First Efforts in Invention
Pgs 776-777, 839-841, 843
(http://electricalexperimenter.com/n11electricalexperi06gern.pdf),
EE April 1919
The Moon’s Rotation 1
Pgs 866, 892
My Inventions: 3. The Discovery of the Rotating Magnetic Field
Pgs 864-865, 905, 907, 909
Tesla on High Frequency Generators
Pgs 909, 914
(http://electricalexperimenter.com/n12electricalexperi06gern.pdf),
EE May 1919
The True Wireless By Nikola Tesla
Pgs 28-30, 61-63, 87
My Inventions: 4. The discovery of the Tesla Coil and Transformer
Pgs 16-17, 64-65, 89
EE June 1919
The Moon’s Rotation 2
Pgs 132-133, 156-157
My Inventions: 5. The Magnifying Transmitter
Pgs 112-113, 148, 176-178
Tesla Bulbs
Pgs 134, 179-180, 184
EE July 1919
Electrical Oscillators
Pgs 229, 259-260, 276
EE September 1919
The Altering of Alternating Current
Pgs 435, 444 - won't be included here
EE October 1919
Can Radio Ignite Balloons—The Opinions of Nikola Tesla and Other Radio Experts
Pgs 516, 591-594 - won't be included here
My Inventions: 6. The Art of Telautomatics
Pgs 506-508, 550, 552, 554, 556, 600-601, 603
(https://archive.org/details/electricalexperi07gern) - Please claim sections (the numbers in the first column below)! If this is your first recording, please let me know under which name or pseudonym you'd like to appear in the LibriVox catalogue. We can also link to a personal website/blog.
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Magic Window:
BC Admin - BEFORE recording: Please check the Recording Notes: http://librivox.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=6427#6430
Set your recording software to:
Channels: 1 (Mono)
Bit Rate: 128 kbps
Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz - DURING recording:
No more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording!
Make sure you add this to the beginning of your recording:
START of recording (Intro)- "Section [number] of "My Inventions", and Other Works of Nikola Tesla, Electrical Experimenter February to October 1919. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org"
- If you wish, say: "Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
- Say:
"[Article Title Name / Subtitle / part number] by Nicola Tesla. This article was published in Electrical Experimenter, [month and year published]
- At the end of the section, say:
"End of Section [number]" - If you wish, say:
"Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]" - At the end of the book, say (in addition):
"End of "My Inventions" and Other Works of Nikola Tesla, Electrical Experimenter February to October 1919, by Nikola Tesla. "
There should be 5 seconds silence at the end of the recording.
Please remember to check this thread frequently for updates! - AFTER recording
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128 kbps MP3
myinventions_##_tesla_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. myinventions_01_tesla_128kb.mp3) - Transfer of files (completed recordings) Please always post in this forum thread when you've sent a file. Also, post the length of the recording (file duration: mm:ss) together with the link.
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