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Nikola Tesla Books

Books written by or about Nikola Tesla

Goldman, Harry. "The Man Who Invented AC," Amateur Radio 73, 1976, pp. 164-166, 168-170. (Historical details of Tesla's accomplishments.) (p)

"Chronology of American Technology," Industrial Research, Nov., 1976, pp. 41, 42, 44, 46, 48, 51. (Includes Tesla AC motor inventions in 1892.) (p)

"A Memorial to Nikola Tesla," Mechanical Engineering, Nov., 1976, p. 64. (Tesla honored by memorial statue on Goat Island at Niagara (p) Falls.) 1P -

"Learning Not Dead Yet, The Blister - Wendover, Utah, Nov. 1, 1976. (Refers to Robert Golka's work in producing ball lightning. Mentions letter from Benj. F. Painter in QST of Dec., 1920.) (n)

Danilov, Dr. Victor J. "America's Greatest Discoveries, Inventions, and Innovations," Industrial Research, Nov. 15, 1976, pp. 18, 21-24. (Summary of great inventors and inventions, including Nikola Tesla's work.) (p)

"Letter From Tesla," Pyramid Guide, Nov.-Dec., 1976, p. 5. (Previously unpublished letter from Nikola Tesla to the Red Cross Society, on interplanetary communication. Photograph.) (p)

"F. J. Lane and Cyril Veinott Will Receive IEEE Field Awards," IEEE Spectrum, Dec., 1976, pp. 49-50. (Cyril G. Veinott will receive the 1977 Nikola Tesla Award for his leadership in development and application of small induction motors.) (p)

Brodeur, Paul. "A Reporter At Large (Microwaves)" New Yorker, Dec. 13, 1976, pp. 50---100 (I); Dec. 20, 1976, pp. 43---83 (II). (A comprehensive summary of the history of microwaves. Mention of Tesla in Part I on development of induction motor and wireless transmission of energy at Colorado Springs, and experiments on tissues subjected to high frequency currents of radio length, pp. 58, 62.) (p)

Golka, Robert K., and Bass, Robert W. "Tesla's Ball Lightning Theory, a BKG-Wave, The Rarnsworth Effect, and the "Hydrotron" ElectrostaticInertial Self-Confined Plasmoid Concept." (Paper presented at the Annual Controlled Fusion Theory Conference, San Diego, Calif., May 4-6, 1977.) (b)

Electrotherapy in the United States. Minneapolis, Minn.: Medtronic, Inc., 1977, 28 pp. (Tesla, pp. 24, 25.) (b)

Proceedings; Tesla Symposium. New York, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (1977). (105 pp.) Special limited edition of 400 copies. (Contains papers which were presented on the occasion of the observance marking the 120th anniversary of Nikola Tesla, Jan. 30, 1976, New York City; the Nikola Tesla Award, established by the IEEE in 1975, was first presented on this occasion.) (b)