The Teslian - Vol. I, No. 7 & Supplement Page 2

machines been built to supply such vast power! It was dubious whether the large castings could be made, and engineers were worried. The task was conquered, and 12 generators were in- stalled. Tesla, in conjunction with a Westinghouse exhibit, also had a personal booth at the fair. Charles F. Scott, whose name has become almost synonymous with a polyphase transformation circuit, helped Tesla prepare the exhibit.

During a visit to New York City recently, it was a privilege to meet Tesla's former private secretaries Muriel Arbus and Dorothy Skerritt; his close friend Kenneth Swezey; George Scherff Jr., whose father was Tesla's bookkeeper and personal confidant for many years; Louis Rowley, Editor of Power magazine, and Edward Hermann, both of McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.

Plans for the 1956 Tesla Centennial were discussed, and offers of co-operation and sponsorship in the idea have since then been received.

Tesla Society members are referred to another article on Tesla in the June, 1955, Coronet magazine.

Entitled "The Genius Who Walked Alone," by Alfred H. Sinks, the piece is well written, biographical, and pulls no punches in details. Tesla's correct birth date is midnight, July 10, 1856. Mr. Sinks, among others, gives 1857. This stems from an error in "The Inventions, Researches and Writings of Nikola Tesla," by Thomas Commerford Martin.

As a supplement to this issue of The Teslian, a facsimile of a paper from the files of Nikola Tesla is given as a memento to Society members.

Sincerely,
Leland I. Anderson