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Nikola Tesla Books

Books written by or about Nikola Tesla

Bersin, Richard L. "The Fourth State," Industrial Research, Apr., 1975, pp. 60-63. (Industrial applications of plasma, the fourth state of matter. First practical application uses plasma produced by Tesla coil to locate leaks in glass vacuum flasks.) (p)

Powell, Ted. "Books," The Evening Forum (Univ. College, Hempstead, N. Y.), May 12, 1975, pp. 2, 7. (Review of Tesla's life and accomplishments in the context of two republications.) (n)

Dylla, Doug. "Soft Technology," Co-Evolution Quarterly, Spring, 1975, p. 54. (Book review of An Index of Possibilities, (1974) including references to Nikola Tesla.) (p)

Dimitrijevic, Kosta. "Tesla a Great Inventor," Review (Yugoslav Monthly Magazine), June, 1975, pp. 34, 35. (The name of Nikola Tesla, wizard of light and the father of electrical engineering, is linked to around 800 inventions.) (p)

Anderson, Leland I. "Credit Revoked," IEEE Spectrum, July, 1975, pp. 19, 20. (Letter to Editor. Fundamental Marconi radio patent declared invalid by the U. S. Supreme Court, Oct. term, 1942, on the basis of anticipation by Nikola Tesla, John S. Stone, and Sir Oliver Lodge.) (p)

Valentine, Tom. "Son of Late Inventor Tells How Government Suppressed Device That Could Create Electricity From Thin Air, " National Tattler, July 6, 1975, p. 40. (Dr. Moray's ideas based on Tesla's statement that a form of energy pervaded the universe and if that energy was kinetic, and not static, it could be used to generate power.) (n)

"Spomenik Tesli ob Niagari," Delo, July 23, 1975. (Ob znamenitih slapovih bodo danes odkrili pomník znanstveniku.) (fn)

Jones, Robert. "The End of an Era," Industrial Research, Aug., 1975, p. 9. (Editorial comments on closing Dept. of Commerce Office of Invention and Innovation, friend of the independent inventor. Individuals such as Tesla, Edison, and the Wright Brothers, replaced by corporate R & D laboratories.) (p)

Edgar, E. E. "Personal Glimpses," Readers Digest, Aug., 1975, p. 26. (Nikola Tesla "did not pretend to be anything less than the genius he was.") (p)

"New Major Award," IEEE Power Engineering Society, Aug., 1975. (IEEE Power Engineering Society announces establishment of the Nikola Tesla award for individuals or groups who have made outstanding contributions in the field of generation and utilization of electric power.) (p)

Jueneman, Frederick B. "Notes on the Creative Spirit," Industrial Research, Aug., 1975, p. 11. (Comparison of Edison and Tesla. "Tesla, working with 99 percent inspiration, needed the entire earth for his laboratory.") (p)