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Written Specially for the Herald by Nikola Tesla The idea that other planets are inhabited by intelligent beings might be traced to the very beginnings of civilization. This, in itself, would have...

LONDON, Saturday. — According to a Reuter despatch from Stockholm, two of the Nobel prizes for 1915 will be awarded as follows: — Chemistry — Dr. Richard Willstaetter, of the University of Berlin...

At Dickens Banquet His Daring Critics Are Called 'Clever Devils;' Men and Women High in Literature and Art Extol Sage of Gadshill At Delmonico Feast Poets Praise and Authors Resent Attacks on “Boz.”...

United Electric Light Company Promises to Offer Inducements to Customers. Following the action of the Edison Electric Illuminating Company last week in reducing the price of electricity to its...

METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE Monday Evening, May 23, 125 — ARTISTS — 125 AUCTION SALE OF SEATS AT THE GARRICK THEATRE, THURSDAY, MAY 12, 3:30 P. M. Assistant Auctioneers — W. H. Crane, Harry E. Dixey...

Nikola Tesla's Remarkable Achievements with the X Rays and a Luminous Screen. Nikola Tesla, who was among the first to experiment with the Roentgen rays and who achieved some remarkable results, has...

Reception to Noted English Electrical Engineer at Columbia University. Columbia University and other scientific bodies last night paid tribute to the achievements in the cause of science of Lord...

Edison Says He Will Try to Make His Wonderful New Light Capable of General Use. ITS VALUE IN DWELLINGS. Wizard Says the Lamp Will Last Forever and Is Different from Tesla's. THOSE CRYSTALS IN TUBE. Dr...

Rival of the Edison Company Makes Reductions for Small and Large Consumers. IS NOW AS CHEAP AS GAS Wholesale Users Can Get Electricity at Even a Lower Price Than the Older Illuminant. FURTHER CUTS...

TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:— I notice from the Herald of even date (page 8) that Santos-Dumont managed to attain a speed of 32 miles instead of 48, as I calculated. I assumed an efficiency of 64 per...