Ask HN: Where can I learn about Nikola Tesla?

I just finished this book: https://books.google.com/books/about/Tesla.html?id=5I5c9j8BE...

I thought it was really thorough and quite technical, so if you're interested in the early day of electricity more than just personal anecdotes, then this book might be for you :)

Read his life in his words:

The Strange Life of Nikola Tesla

https://www.amazon.com/Strange-Life-Nikola-Tesla-ebook/dp/B0...

Unfortunately most of my books are in storage at the moment and I can't get the exact details for you. But I do have a book on Tesla's inventions and patents. I found that very interesting. The diagrams and descriptions are very informative. I think the book is: https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Patents-Nikola-Tesla/dp/1566...

Best is to experience it in person at Nikola Tesla museum in Belgrade, Serbia. It keeps his remains and many documents and ideas and attracts like-minded fans from around the world.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Tesla is not too bad to start with :)

I might suggest this documentary. It focuses on the Wardenclyffe tower, crazy stuff if you never saw it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_to_the_People

There is a trailer available here. https://vimeo.com/ondemand/nikolatesla

Check out this Ted Talk for some nice facts and awesome storytelling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-WkUKP1l3c

I viewed the PBS documentary of Nikola Tesla a few days ago. It had useful information and I enjoyed it: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/tesla/.

I’ll put in a vote for Wizard: the life and times of Nikola Tesla. I knew very little other than “Tesla == weird genius”, and the book gave me a much deeper view of his work, from trying to run power through the ground to building drone boats.

I've read a few biographies and other books about Tesla. I recommend Tesla: Man Out of Time by Margaret Cheney

What kind of research did you do on your own?