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Nikola Tesla Books

Books written by or about Nikola Tesla

"An Imperial Inventor," Electrical Engineer - N. Y., Jan. 27, 1898, p. 109. (Note that the Emperor of Germany proposes to invent an electric car.) (p)

Boucherot, M. "Moteurs à courants polyphase à induits fermes sur euxmêmes et demarrant en charge," Bulletin de la Societe Francaise des Electriciens, Feb., 1898, p. 68.) (fp)

"Physical Society," Electrical Engineer - London, Feb. 4, 1898, pp. 147-149. (Notes on Physical Society meeting. Dr. Thompson exhibited a Tesla oscillator, and congratulated him on the perfect working and compactness of his invention.) (p)

"The Physical Society," Engineering - London, Feb. 4, 1898, pp. 158, 159. (Meeting of Physical Society notes Dr. Silvanus Thompson exhibited a Tesla oscillator.) (p)

Tesla, Nikola. "Tesla on Animal Training by Electricity," N. Y. Journal, Feb. 6, 1898. (n)

Rollins, W. "Roentgen Ray Notes," Electrical Review - N. Y., Feb. 9, 1898, p. 87. (Extraordinary truth of Mr. Tesla that molecules of residual air go out through the glass walls of a vacuum tube.) (p)

"Tesla's Latest Advances in Vacuum Tube Lighting," Electrical Review - London, Feb. 18, 1898, p. 206. (Refers to Tesla letter to Elect. Review - N. Y., describing recent experiments with vacuum tube lamps and application to photography and other purposes.) (p)

"Tesla's Original Work," Electrical Review - N. Y., Mar. 9, 1898, p. 152. (Editorial comment - letter from Tesla to Elect. Review - N. Y., describing recent experiments with vacuum tube lamps and application to photography and other purposes.) (p)

Slaby, A. "The New Telegraphy Recent Experiments in Telegraphy with Sparks," Century Mag., Apr., 1898, pp. 867-874. (Review of work in the field, with reference to Tesla's results.) (p)

Rupp, H. Elektrotechnische Zeitschrift, Apr. 14, 1898. (fp)

Thompson, S. P. "Telegraphy Across Space," Electrical Engineer - London, April 15, 1898, pp. 466-468; Apr. 22, 1898, pp. 493, 494. (Reference article.) (p)

"Vaudeville for Charity - Waldorf Astoria," N. Y. Daily News, Apr. 24, 1898. (Nikola Tesla listed as committee member.) (n)

Northrup, Edwin F. "Oscillatory Currents & Some of Their Phenomena," Electrical World - N. Y., April 30, 1898, pp. 524-526; May 21, 1898, pp. 607-610; June 4, 1898, pp. 674-676. (Interest caused by experiments of Hertz and Tesla. Details of apparatus with illustrations.) (p)

Editor note: The part II article is actually from May 14, 1898.

"Nikola Tesla's Revolution in War Telegraphy," Philadelphia Press, May 1, 1898. (Tesla interviewed concerning ideas on war with Spain. Device for telegraph to warships developed. Offers service to the U. S. Government. Tesla affirms to being loyal American.) (n)