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Tesla coils attract attention. The arcane, high-voltage technology that drives them powered the very first particle accelerator in 1928 and today, it is used in television picture tubes and in the...

The name of Nikola Tesla will always be associated with the invention and earlier developments of the induction motor. In fact, at one time this type of apparatus was known almost exclusively as the...

Electrical Envelope of the Earth, Nikola Tesla Says, Will So Be Used DETACHED ELECTRIC LIGHTS. These as Well as the Problem of Heating Will Be Solved by His Electric Oscillator. IT IS NEARING...

In 1888, a young immigrant stirred the world of electrical engineering when he presented a paper. "A New System of Alternate Current Motors and Transformers," before the American Institute of...

by Ted S. McKee Vice Chairman: Tesla Centennial Committee President: Historical Society of the Pikes Peak Region Nikola Tesla, prolific inventor and father of alternating current, will be honored in...

The fundamental Marconi radio patent was declared invalid by the U.S. Supreme Court, October Term, 1942, on the basis of anticipation by Nikola Tesla, John S. Stone, and Sir Oliver Lodge. 1 Historical...

(A Look At His Professional Credentials) "We think of his contribution much oftener than that of Ampere and Ohm... the induction motor and our power system are enduring monuments to Nikola Tesla." Dr...

LELAND I. ANDERSON Remington Rand Univac Division of Sperry Rand Corporation St. Paul, Minnesota It has been observed that a student might well complete his formal engineering education without ever...

Ten years ago, on the 7th of January, 1943, Dr. Nikola Tesla, died in New York City. He was perhaps one of the most controversial figures in the fields of science. To the younger generation of...

Larry Babcock's excellent article, "Air/Ground Communications in World War I," (April, 2008) brought to mind a letter of communication received many years ago from John Oliver Ashton. Mr. Ashton...