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Nikola Tesla Books

Books written by or about Nikola Tesla

"Tesla's Station is Ready," Colorado Springs Evening Telegraph, June 2, 1899, p. 5, col. 1, 2. (Building in which Tesla will conduct experiments is almost completed. Apparatus will be placed in position as soon as it arrives from the east.) (n)

"Nikola Tesla," Electrical Engineer - London, June 16, 1899, p. 749. (From Western Electrician. Tesla lecture before Commercial Club, Chicago. Referred to experiment in which he converted a column of gas into a solid by application of electricity.) (p)

"Tesla in His Work Room," Colorado Springs Evening Telegraph, June 21, 1899, p. 5, col. 1, 2. (Apparatus necessary to conduct experiments has been received and is being installed at experimental station.) (n)

Stanton, Desire. "Nikola Tesla Experiments in the Mountains," Mountain Sunshine, July-Aug., 1899, pp. 33, 34. (Talks of communication with Mars and of other developments of the future.) (p)

Richard, G. "Mechanical Applications of Electricity," Science Abstracts, Vol. 2, 1899, p. 782. (Elect. Engineer, Nov. 17, pp. 481-489. Descriptions of mechanical appliances including Tesla's marine mechanisms controlled by electrical waves.) (b)

"Polyphase Induction Motors," The Engineer - London, July 14, 1899, p. 38. (Brief description of construction of Tesla/Westinghouse motors.) (p)

"Tesla Talks to the Telegraph," Colorado Springs Evening Telegraph, July 29, 1899, p. 3, col. 4, 5. (Not working on "wireless telegraph," Tesla announces. Experiments conducted with utmost secrecy.) (n)

"Distinguished Visitor," Mountain Sunshine, Fall, 1899, p. 6. (Colorado has unique climatic possession-hopes that Tesla will speculate on intense electrical phenomena experienced in the area.) (p)

"What Colorado Experiments May Lead To," N. Y. Tribune, Sept. 20, 1899. (n)

N. Y. Sun, Sept. 20, 1899. (News item concerning Tesla.) (n)

"Tesla Interrupter," The Engineer - London, Sept. 29, 1899, p. 323. (Brief note that interruption obtained by a stream of mercury impinging on a rotating disc.) (p)

"Nikola Tesla Talks of Marconi's Work," Colorado Springs Evening Telegraph, Oct. 7, 1899, p. 1, col. 6, (Nothing novel about what Marconi is doing.) (n)

"Tesla Patents," Electrical Engineer - London, Oct. 27, 1899, p. 513. (Note that Tesla Electric Co. was successful in a lawsuit against a Philadelphia firm.) (p)

"Argument for the Fundamental Tesla Polyphase Currents," Electrical World - N. Y., Nov. 18, 1899, pp. 782-784. (Westinghouse suit against the New England Granite Co. for infringement of Tesla patents.) (p)