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Nikola Tesla Books

Books written by or about Nikola Tesla

"Englishman and Son to Divide 1915 Nobel Prize in Physics," St. Louis Post Dispatch, Nov. 13, 1915. (Previous dispatches said honor would go to Edison and Tesla.) (n)

Gernsback, Hugo. "Edison and Tesla," Electrical Experimenter, Dec., 1915, p. 379. (Announcement of Nobel Prize in physics awarded to Edison and Tesla. Review of accomplishments of both inventors.) (p)

"Nikola Tesla Letter To Hugo Gernsback in Acceptance of Honorary Membership in Radio League of America," Electrical Experimenter, Dec., 1915, p. 382. (p)

"Dreams That Come True," Literary Digest, Dec. 4, 1915, pp. 1305, 1306. (Refers to Manufacturer's Record, Sept. 9, 1915. Tesla's latest dream to send signals to Venus or Mars.) (p)

"Tesla's New Device Like Bolts of Thor," N. Y. Times, Dec. 8, 1915, p. 8, col. 3. (Seeks to patent wireless engine for destroying navies by pulling a lever. Calls plan of C. H. Harris impracticable.) (n)

"Three Nobel Prizes for Americans," Literary Digest, Dec. 18, 1915, p. 1426. (Refers to Elect. World & Engineer, Nov. 13. Edison, Tesla, and Prof. Richards to receive awards.) (p)

Curtis, Thomas Stanley. High Frequency Apparatus. New York: Everyday Mechanics Co., 1916. (Discussion of theory, construction, and operation of high frequency apparatus for various uses, including electro-therapeutics, plant culture, demonstration work, and other uses. Numerous references to Tesla's work in the field.) (b)

Miessner, B. F. Radiodynamics. New York: Van Nostrand Co., 1916. (Early work of Nikola Tesla, pp. 28-30. Radio controlled submarines, pp. 83-86.) (b)

Jones, W. Morris. "On the Most Efficient Primary Capacity for Tesla Coil," Philosophical Mag. - London, Jan., 1916, pp. 62-65. (Technical dissertation on subject.) (p)

"Tesla Says Electricity Will End War," Brooklyn Eagle, Jan. 2, 1916, p. 6. (n)

"Best Primary Capacity for Tesla Coils," Electrical World & Engineer - N. Y., Jan. 21, 1916, p. 552. (Refers to Philosophical Mag., Jan., 1916.) (p)

"What Part Will Science Play in the Next War?", St. Louis Post Dispatch, Jan. 30, 1916, (Sunday Mag. section), p. 5. (Nikola Tesla foresees conflict in which not armies but whole populations will be wiped out by the use of wireless current. Tesla has invented a new aerial torpedo, steered and fired by radio.) (n)

"Best Primary Capacity for Tesla Coils," Electrical World & Engineer - N. Y., Feb. 26, 1916, P. 501. (Review of article from Electrician - London, Jan. 21, 1916.) (p)