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Nikola Tesla Books

Books written by or about Nikola Tesla

Tesla, Nikola. "Notes on a Unipolar Dynamo," Electrical Engineer - N. Y., Sept. 2, 1891, pp. 258-260. (Considered as a dynamo, the disc is an interesting object of study. Discussion of principles with diagrams. Reprinted in Nikola Tesla, Lectures, Patents, Articles, Belgrade, 1956. Also reprinted in Inventions, Researches and Writings of Nikola Tesla, by T. C. Martin.) (p)

"The Tesla-Ferraris Controversy," Electrical Engineer - N. Y., Sept. 9, 1891, p. 278. (Statements made in Industries of Aug. 21, indicate this magazine is still not acquainted with the full scope of Tesla's work.) (p)

"Priority in Alternate Current Motors," Electrical Engineer - London, Sept. 11, 1891, pp. 246, 247. (Tesla not only went to the bottom of the fundamental principles, but tried them in every detail that ingenuity could hit upon.) (p)

Hering, Carl. "Electrical Practice in Europe as Seen by an American (IV)," Electrical World - N. Y., Sept. 19, 1891, pp. 193-195. (Tesla motors mentioned.) (p)

"Priority in Alternating Current Motors," Electrical Engineer - London, Sept. 25, 1891, p. 292. (Mr. Tesla was very close in priority to Mr. Haselwander. Dates involved settle question in favor of Tesla.) (p)

"Generating Station of the Lauffen-Frankfort Line at Lauffen." Electrical World - N. Y., Oct. 3, 1891, p. 249. (Reference article.) (p)

Gutman, L. "Lauffen-Frankfort Transmission," Electrical Engineer - N. Y., Oct. 14, 1891, pp. 417-419. (Reference article on alternating current dynamos and motors. The first transmission of alternating current in Europe.) (p)

"Priority in Alt. Current Motors," Electrical World - N. Y., Oct. 17, 1891, p. 292. (Refers to very close claim in priority between Mr. Tesla and Mr. Haselwander, Because of dates involved, priority is in favor of Tesla.) (p)

Gutman, Ludwig. "The Invention of the Rotary Field System," Electrical World - N. Y., Oct. 17, 1891, p. 293. (Paper read before Frankfort Electrical Congress. Refers to system represented by Tesla Motors.) (p)

"The Inventor of the Drehstom System," Electrical World - N. Y., Nov.  7, 1891, p. 341. (Editorial - Refers to letter from C. E. L. Brown in this issue giving emphatic endorsement of Mr. Tesla in claims of priority in particular class of alternating current motors.) (p)

Brown, C. E. L. "Reason for 3-Phase Current in the Lauffen-Frankfort Transmission," Electrical World - N. Y., Nov. 7, 1891, p. 346. (Brown credits Tesla with three-phase system.) (p)

Pupin, Dr. Michael. "On Polyphase Generators," AIEE Transactions, Dec., 1891, pp. 562-599. (Paper read before meeting of the AIEE, N. Y., Dec. 16, 1891. Refers to "the beautiful inventions of Nikola Tesla".) (p)