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A patent issued March 20 to Nikola Tesla relates to the production at one point of an electrical pressure of such character and magnitude as to cause thereby a current to traverse elevated strata of...

The use of the oil is to insure good insulation. Even if a leak momentarily occurs in the coil, the oil oozes in and restores the insulation. The object of the jar is to increase the number of...

His genius sparked a revolution in electrical invention One morning, some years ago, lower Manhattan began to shake. It was like an earthquake. Water pipes burst, plaster fell from ceilings, windows...

He Tells "Success" the Story of his Struggles and Triumphs - The Firefly as a Model - Two Hundred Inventions and More Coming The secret of success is hard work." The speaker was Nikola Tesla, the...

The ordinary newspaper-reader, as well as the man of science, was grieved to read, the other day, of the loss that had befallen Nikola Tesla, in the entire destruction by fire of his laboratory with...

Tesla Coil Roots It's long been overdue to clear up some misconceptions about Violet Ray devices! Whether you know them as High Frequency Violet Rays, Violet Wands, or Leak Detectors, these devices...

Electrifying Science Meets Rock'N'Roll ArcAttack, an Austin, Texas-based performance group, has made singing Tesla coils famous, appearing at Maker Faires, on television's America's Got Talent, and...

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While the exhibits of firms engaged in the manufacture of electrical apparatus of every description, at the Fair, afforded the visitor ample opportunity for gaining an excellent knowledge of the state...

In order to obtain the maximum effective work out of a given weight of copper and iron in an alternating current motor, or any direct current motor, Mr. Nikola Tesla has applied a very important...