Popular Mechanics

In the mind of the electrical genuis it's named for, it was a practical transmitter - but our version is strictly for thrills. Spectacular fireworks include a ring of fire scribed by wire pivoting on...

One of the great "lost" engines, Tesla's long-neglected turbine is due for a revival. It's a simple modelmaking project: no pistons, so no close tolerances! And it runs on air or steam We're Haunted...

Nikola Tesla was talking about his student days at Prague. "I remember well at Prague," he said, "an old professor of great originality and acumen. This professor insisted on the value of a free use...

Engineers and men of science throughout the world are awaiting with unusual interest the completion of tests of a new steam turbine designed by Nikola Tesla, which preliminary experiments indicate...