Books like My inventions

My inventions by Nikola Tesla reads as reflective, insightful. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Way Things Work

David Macaulay · 1988

Both explore invention & engineering

70% genome match

The Autobiography of Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin · 1929

Both explore scientific discovery

63% genome match

The art of doing science and engineering

Richard Hamming · 1996

Both explore innovation

60% genome match

One, two, three ... infinity

George Gamow · 1947

Both explore scientific discovery

60% genome match

Disturbing the universe

Freeman J. Dyson · 1979

Same nonfiction feel

61% genome match

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin · 1791

Same memoir feel

58% genome match

An introduction to quantum physics

A. P. French · 1978

Same nonfiction feel

58% genome match

Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright · 1900

Both explore autobiography & innovation

73% genome match

Autobiography

Andrew Carnegie · 1920

Same memoir feel

58% genome match

How to Build a Car

Adrian Newey · 2017

Both explore engineering & innovation

72% genome match

Relativity Visualized

Lewis C. Epstein · 1984

Same nonfiction feel

57% genome match

College physics

Randall Dewey Knight · 2006

Same nonfiction feel

55% genome match