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Nikola Tesla Books

Books written by or about Nikola Tesla

"Tesla's Great (blow-up of battleships?) by Electric Waves," N. Y. Journal, May 1, 1898, Sunday Mag. Section. (n)

"Signalling One Hundred Miles Without Wires," St. Louis Republic, May 1, 1898, V, p. 1. (Interview by Charles Culver Johnson. Tesla believes he has made wireless telegraphy practicable. It can be put aboard a ship and used to signal to the shore the progress of a naval engagement 100 miles away.) (n)

Laffargue, J. "Production d'effluves," La Nature - Paris, July 16, 1898, p. 103. (fp)

"Polyphase Induction Motors," Journal of Electricity, Power & Gas, July, 1898, pp. 34, 35. (Discusses application of electric motors and Tesla/Westinghouse developments.) (p)

"Tesla and Old Age," Electrical Engineer - London, July 1, 1898, p. 2. (Article from Public Health Journal, N. Y. Microbes as the cause of aging. Article not complimentary to Tesla.) (p)

Dell, Alfred G. "Experiments on Induction Coil Condensers," Electrical Review - N. Y., July 20, 1898, p. 36. (Experiment uses Tesla coil.) (p)

"Tesla & Old Age," English Mechanic & World of Science, July 22, 1898, p. 520. (Cause of aging is microbes on the skin. Recommends washing with alcohol.) (p)

Niewenglowski, G. H. "Courants à grande tension et à hautes frequences," Revue Pratique De L'Electricite - Paris, Aug. 5, 1898, p. 291. (fp)

"The Development of High Frequency Currents for Practical Applications," Electrical World - N. Y., Aug. 20, 1898, p. 178. (Editorial comment of article by Tesla in this issue.) (p)

"Mr. Tesla's Circuit Interrupters," Electrical World - N. Y., Aug. 20, 1898, pp. 181-184. (Group of patents issued Aug. 16, 1898. Description of operation with illustrations. Reprinted in Tribute To Nikola Tesla, Beograd, 1961.) (p)

"Prince Albert of Belgium Visits America. Was Astonished in Tesla's Laboratory," N. Y. Journal, Aug. 22, 1898. (n)

"Prince Albert of Belgium's Recent Visit to America," N. Y. Herald, Aug. 23, 1898, p. 103. (Among Americans who made the strongest impressions on the Prince was Nikola Tesla.) (n)

"Tesla Circuit Controllers for Obtaining Oscillatory Currents of High Frequency," Electrical Engineer - N. Y., Aug. 25, 1898, pp. 180-182. (Description of a group of patents issued to Nikola Tesla on Aug. 16. Illustrations.) (p)

Pitkin, John. "Injurious Effects of the Roentgen Rays," American X-Ray Journal - St. Louis, Sept., 1898, p. 386.) (p)

Prentice, Alfred. "The Cause of the Effects Produced by Exposure to the Roentgen Rays," American X-Ray Journal - St. Louis, Sept., 1898, p. 388.)