The most incredible rumors are spread about him, but the real facts of his life are even more stunning. He was awarded the highest honor available to a scientist - a physical quantity is named after him: the unit of measurement of magnetic induction. His discoveries in the field of electrical engineering predetermined the development of human civilization, and almost the entire energy industry of the 20th century grew on his patents. Moreover, recently information has been leaking out that the lion's share of Nikola Tesla's inventions, capable of literally turning our world upside down, was hidden in the secret vaults of American intelligence services, which took possession of the scientist's personal archive after his death. Is there at least some truth in these accusations? Are there serious reasons to suspect the US authorities of hiding information about Tesla's achievements? What discoveries did he make himself - and which ones were attributed to him by the press, greedy for cheap sensations? And are the persistent rumors about the lost inventions of the Slavic genius true? This book puts a definitive end to this issue. Here are presented not only detailed analytical descriptions of Nikola Tesla's patents, but also the personal confessions of the scientist himself, who entitled his priceless memoirs: 'My inventions'. (Scan, OCR, processing: Legion, 2009)