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Nikola Tesla was born at the stroke of midnight, July 9-10th, 1856, in Smiljan, Jugoslavia. His father was a distinguished clergyman, and his mother, Georgina Mandic, came from a long line of...

Every year whirling tornadoes cause great damage in the United States; and this disaster, like earthquakes, has hitherto been accepted as unavoidable. But the great scientist and inventor, Nikola...

Near Shoreham, on Long Island, stands a great lattice-work tower nearly two hundred feet high, with a copper mushroom for a top. This is Nikola Tesla’s great electric tower, whose purposes have never...

In this instructive article, the great scientist and inventor who revolutionized industry and communication with his alternating current motors and distributing system, and opened the way for radio...

It may come as a shock, to most students of science, to learn that there are still in the world some scientists who believe that there are speeds greater than that of light. Since the advent of...

On Nikola Tesla’s birthday in mid-July, the electrical term which his name has become is regenerated as a tall, meagre, eagle-headed man. Reporters hunt him out of his hotel cubicle for his yearly...

Simple Daylight Television, Baby Electric Planes, Cosmic Rays of Tremendous Intensity Foreseen by Scientific Wizard By H. Winfield Secor, E. E. Do you use an alternating-current induction motor? A...

The transmission of power without wires is not a theory or a mere possibility, as it appears to most people, but a fact demonstrated by me in experiments which have extended for years. Nor did the...

Charging the Body with High Frequency Currents. Ever since Nikola Tesla began experimenting with the high frequency currents which bear his illustrious name, the world has stood aghast at the many and...

The Opinions of Nikola Tesla and Other Radio Experts As a result of the newest theory, that powerful induced currents emanating from the Naval Radio Station in Chicago produced the spark that ignited...