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Nikola Tesla Books

Books written by or about Nikola Tesla

Secor, H. W., Gernsback, H., and Lescarboura, A. A Wireless Course in 20 Lessons. New York: Electro Importing Co., 1918. (b)

Leupp, Francis E. George Westinghouse and His Life Accomplishments. Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1918. (Tesla, member of Westinghouse staff, pp. 134, 135. Tesla's inspired genius, pp. 140, 141. Tesla's tribute to Westinghouse, p. 244.) (b)

AIEE Transactions, Vol. 37, Pt. 1, 1918. Contains paper by B. G. Lamme, "The Technical Story of the Frequencies," pp. 65-89. (Mention of development of the Tesla polyphase motor and necessity of creating polyphase generators to use with the motors.) (p)

Gernsback, H. "The Magnetic Storm," Electrical Experimenter, Aug., 1918, pp. 232, 233, 267-273. (Fictional story based on Tesla's discoveries.) (p)

"Tesla Has New Pointless Lightning Rod," Electrical Experimenter, Oct., 1918, p. 380. (Radical departure in design. Terminals point down.) (p)

"Tesla Coal Mine," Journal of Electricity, Power & Gas, Dec. 15, 1918, p. 559. (Renewal of interest in one of the greatest of lignite mines in California.) (p)

Gernsback, H., and Secor, H. W. Experimental Electricity Course in 20 Lessons. New York: The Experimenter Pub. Co., 1919, 160 pp., 23 cm. (Lesson No. 14; High Frequency Currents and the Work of Nikola Tesla, pp. 110-118.) (b)

Hopkins, Nevil Monroe. New The Outlook for Research & Invention. York: Van Nostrand Co., 1919. (Biographical sketch of Nikola Tesla, p. 204.) (b)

Martin, T. C., and Coles, Stepen L. (Editors) The Story of Electricity (Vol. 1) Story of Electricity Co., 1919. Biographical sketches with portrait of Tesla facing p. 420.) (b)

Radosalvjevic, Paul R. Who Are The Slavs? (2 Vols.) Boston: Richard Badger, 1919. (History of the Slavic peoples. Numerous references to Tesla and his accomplishments as a scientist and as a man. Vol. I: pp. 39, 83, 141-144, 196, 209, 210, 217, 332, 336, 353, 360, 419, 420, 481-484; Vol. II: pp. 107, 108, 508, 509.) (b)

Stanley, Rupert. Text Book of Wireless Telegraphy. New York: Longmans Green, 1919, 471 pp. (Coupling of circuits for spark transformers Tesla coil, pp. 136-139. Tesla type coupling transformer, pp. 207, 208.) (b)

Vivekenanda. His Eastern and Western Disciples: The Life of Swami Vivekenanda. Advaita Ashram, Mavati, Almora, Himalayas, 1919. (b)

Gernsback, Hugo. "Nikola Tesla and His Achievements," Electrical Experimenter, Jan., 1919, pp. 614, 615, 657. (Lists Tesla's achievements. Announcement that series of articles by Tesla will be forthcoming.) (p)