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By O. P. FERRELL Radio waves spanning interplanetary space are now a certainty. The dreams of science fiction writers and the predictions of Nikola Tesla are closer to reality. Positive identification...

Wield the power of lightning with this modern design that would make Nikola himself proud. One hundred years ago, from a mountain top in Colorado, Nikola Tesla transmitted electrical power with his...

In addition to his many important contributions to electronics technology, Nikola Tesla gave us "lightning generators" that to this day fascinate and entertain. Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) was a...

A Little-Known Invention By That Controversial Genius Mention Nikola Tesla to any electronics hobbyist and the chances are his first thought will be of the Tesla Coil. Upon reflection, he may recall...

Nikola Tesla, considered by some to be the greatest inventor of the electrical age, is today best remembered for his fascinating power-transmission experiments, using his famous Tesla Coil. In his...

Calling Tesla merely "an inventor" would be like referring to Frederic Chopin as simply "a piano player." What would cause a person to refuse a Nobel Prize? A 1915 Reuters dispatch from London stated...