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Nikola Tesla Books

Books written by or about Nikola Tesla

Jackson, C. D., & Hohmann, R. E. An Historic Report of Life in Space: Tesla, Marconi, Todd. (A paper delivered before the 17th annual meeting of the American Rocket Society, Nov. 13-18, 1962. Paper No. 2730-62.) (b)

Bengelsdorf, Irving S. "Genius of Tesla Work Detailed," American Srbobran, Nov. 28, 1962, p. 1. ("Tesla was a lone-wolf in science and engineering; he worked alone, lived alone, and died alone.") (n)

America (Serbian Almanac Calendar), Chicago, 1963. (Article by S. Boksan, "Nikola Tesla," pp. 52-54. Biographical summary of Tesla's life and work.) (b)

America (Serbian Almanac Calender) Chicago, 1963. "Zivot in Karakter Nikole Tesle." (Life and Character of Nikola Tesla), by Prof. Nikola T. Petrovich, pp. 80-83. (In Serbian: Cryllic) (b)

Canby, Edward Tatnall. A History of Electricity. New York: Hawthorn Books, 1963. (Notes on Tesla's contributions to the electrical field, pp. 65, 70-73.) (b)

Howeth, L. S. (Capt., USN, Ret.) - History of Communications - Electronics in the United States Navy. U. S. Government Printing Office, 1963, 657 pp. 25-1/2 cm. (Introduction by Fleet Admiral Chester A. Nimitz. Tesla is represented in the following sections: Theories and Developments Following Hertz's Disclosures, p. 18; The Navy's Position, 1902, p. 40; Tests of American Manufactured Equipment, p. 48; Appendix A., Chronology of Developments in Communications and Electronics, pp. 516-518.) (b)

Sharlin, Harold I. The Making of the Electrical Age. New York: Abelard-Schumen, Lt., 1963. (Remarks on Tesla's work in development of wireless, p. 91, and induction motor, pp. 185-187.) (b)

Telecommunications Pioneers. Long Island City, N. Y. : Publ. by Radio Engineering Laboratories, Inc., 1963. (Photo and short biographical sketch of Nikola Tesla, pp. 37, 38.) (b)

Vivekenanda. The Complete Works of Swami Vivekenanda. Calcutta, India: Publ. by Advaita Ashram, 1963. (Swami Vivekenanda letter of Feb. 13, 1896, mentions Tesla interest in Vedantic Prana, Akasha, and the Kalpas, which, according to Tesla, are theories which modern science can entertain, p. 101, Vol. V.); (Tesla ref., pp. 373, 374, from Prubuddha Bhavata, March, 1972. Vol. VII.); (Ref. to Tesla on p. 185, from Prubuddha Bhavata, March 1972, p. 114. See Vol. III.) (b)

Giunio, Petar. "Tesla, Scholar, Scientist and Inventor," Elektrotechnische Zeitschrift - Berlin, Jan., 1963, pp. 22-24. (fp)

Giacalone, Frank D. "Tesla - Man of Genius," Topical Times, Jan.-Feb., 1963, no. 77, p. 26. (p)

"Twenty Years Since Death of Nikola Tesla," Yugoslav Life, Jan.-Feb., 1963, p. 7. (Tribute to Tesla. Yugoslav Society for Advancement of Science and Technology establishes the Nikola Tesla Memorial. Commemorative postmark shown on p. 11.) (p)