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Nikola Tesla Books

Books written by or about Nikola Tesla

"An Engineer's Library: Guide to the Profession," Journal of Engineering Education - Lancaster, Jan., 1958, P. 342. ("Deans List" of recommended reading for engineering students includes John J. O'Neill's works, p. 342, and O'Neill's Prodigal Genius, p. 770. See May, 1958 issue for "Supplementary List", p. 770.) (p)

Mathews, A. H. "Tesla Inspired Inventor But Works Put to Evil Use," Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, Feb. 3, 1958. (Letter to Editor. Tells of Tesla's inventions and misuses.) (n)

"Public Relations - Honoring of Nikola Tesla Museum in Yugoslavia," Journal of the Franklin Institute, Mar., 1958, p. 252. (Photo shows Messrs. Rolph, Burlew, Swezey and Hibben gathered on the presentation of a resolution of the Institute's Board of Managers honoring Nikola Tesla Museum for sponsoring the Centenary.) (p)

"Aktivna sacadnja jugoslovenskog društva 'Nikola Tesla' sa tehničkim muzejom u Zagrebu. (active Cooperation of the Jugoslav Society, 'Nikola Tesla', with the Museum of Technology in Zagreb.) Tesla - Beograd, Vol. V. (1958), No. 3, p. 62. (fp)

"The Electrical Experimenter," Radio Electronics, Apr., 1958, pp. 47-49. (History of the magazine with Hugo Gernsback as editor. Carried series of articles, "My Inventions" by Nikola Tesla.) (p)

"Konstitituisanje repbličkog odbora društva 'Nikola Tesla' za nr Srbiju". (Formation of Committees for 'Nikola Tesla' for Serbia.) Tesla - Beograd, Vol. V (1958), No. 2, pp. 62, 63. (A list of committee members is given, the first meeting held January 30, 1958.) (fp)

Swezey, Kenneth M. "Nikola Tesla," Science, May 16, 1958, pp. 1147-1158. (Electricity today is generated, transmitted, and converted to mechanical power by means of his inventions. Reprinted in Tribute to Nikola Tesla, Beograd, 1961.) (p)

"Ever See a Ghost 'Company Town'?", Sunset, June, 1958, pp. 38, 39. (From 1890 to 1906, nearly 3,000 people lived and worked in the towns of Tesla and Carnegie, between Livermore and Tracy, Calif.) (p)

"Nov prilog o Teslinom doprinosu savremeno nauci i progresu." (On Tesla's Contribution to Contemporary Science and Progress.) Tesla - Beograd, Vol. V (1958), No. 4, pp. 3, 4. (Contains a facsimile of Tesla's reply to an offer for help: "I don't need help but difficulty. The more difficult the better. I work best in strife.") (fp)

"Elektrificirat ce se Smiljan - Rodno mjesto Nikole Tesla." (Electrification Will Be Brought to Smiljan - The Birthplace of Nikola Tesla.) Tesla - Beograd, Vol. V (1958), No. 4, p. 64. (fp)

Swezey, Kenneth M. "Science Milestone: Tesla," Science Digest, Aug., 1958, pp. 83-90. (Condensed from Science of May 16, 1958, on Tesla's life and accomplishments.) (p)