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Nikola Tesla Books

Books written by or about Nikola Tesla

Pratt, Haraden. "Nikola Tesla, 1856-1943," Proceedings of the I. R. E., Sept., 1956, pp. 1106-1108. (Tribute to Nikola Tesla on centennial of his birth. Acclaimed as one of the world's greatest electricians.) (p)

Swezey, Kenneth M. "Nikola Tesla Pathfinder of the Electrical Age," Electrical Engineering, N. Y., Sept., 1956, pp. 786-790. (Summary of Tesla's life and accomplishments. Reprinted in Tribute to Nikola Tesla, Beograd, 1961.) (p)

Ferrell, O. P. "Radio Waves Heard from Jupiter and Venus," Popular Electronics, Sept., 1956, pp. 35, 36. (Dreams of science fiction writers and predictions of Nikola Tesla are closer to reality.) (p)

"Honor Pioneer in Electricity - Announcement of A.E.E.E. Fall General Meeting in Chicago to Tesla," Chicago Daily News, Sept. 4, 1956. (n)

"Engineers to Honor Tesla," American Srbobran, Sept. 6, 1956, p. 1. (Letter asking California school to adopt Tesla name.) (n)

"Tesla Centenary - Celebrations in Yugoslavia," Electrical Review - London, Sept. 7, 1956, p. 418. (Summary of program in Belgrade.) (p)

Kapp, Reginald O. "Tesla's Contribution to Electrical Engineering," The Engineer - London, Sept. 14, 1956, pp. 371, 372. (A review of Tesla's accomplishments, and report of Centenary Celebrations in Belgrade, Yugoslavia.) (p)

"Announcement of Tesla Centennial Celebration in Chicago in October," - Electric Light & Power - Chicago, Sept. 15, 1956, p. 6. (p)

"Tesla's Prophetic Genius," Electrical World & Engineer - N. Y., Sept. 17, 1956, pp. 131-133.1 (A Centennial tribute to the creative visionary whose revolutionary inventions electrified the world.) (p)

"Tesla Stamps Go Out to SNF Lodges; Later to Churches, etc. Proceeds Go Into State Funds," American Srbobran, Sept. 28, 1956, p. 1. (n)

"Electrical Wizard - Tesla to be Honored Here," Chicago Sun-Times, Sept. 30, 1956, p. 54. (Tesla, born 100 years ago in Croatia, to be honored at Morrison Hotel as part of the opening of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers meeting.) (n)

"One of Tesla's Greatest Discoveries Made Here," Colorado Springs Gazette & Telegraph, Sept. 30, 1956, Section B, p. 1, col. 1-3. (One hundredth anniversary tribute. Recollections of Tesla's experiments at Colorado Springs.) (n)

"Two Electrical Meetings Set for Chicago," Chicago Tribune, Sept. 30, 1956, II, p. 11. (American Institute of Electrical Engineers meeting. One of the themes is the Nikola Tesla Centenary. Charles F. Kettering also to be honored.) (n)

Zacek, A. "The Father of Alternating Current," Electrical Manufacturing - N. Y., Oct., 1956, p. 89. (Tribute to Nikola Tesla on 100th anniversary of his birth.) (p)