Various Tesla book cover images

Nikola Tesla Books

Books written by or about Nikola Tesla
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Nikola Tesla, the inventor whose discoveries completely changed the cadence of human progress 0-1

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Exterior view of Tesla's Colorado Springs Experimental Station w/ lowered ball 0-2

Experimental Laboratory, Colorado Springs in early phase of development.

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Tesla's Colorado Springs oscillator at low power and ceiling detail of lab 0-3

Conical secondary high frequency transformer and “extra coil” in action.

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Tesla's Colorado Springs lab exterior showing 2nd suspended ball I 1

Phot. I. Front view of Laboratory from Pike's Peak side.

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Interior of Tesla's Colorado Springs lab showing small coils inside large oscillator II 2

Phot. II. View of interior showing half of circle of oscillator frame with several coils inside.

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Colorado Springs Experimental Station capacitor bank III 3

Phot. III. View of interior, chiefly showing condensers, break motor and regulating coil in primary of oscillator. Westinghouse high tension transformer, supply transformers and arresters in background.

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Rear exterior view of Nikola Tesla's Colorado Springs Experimental Station IV 4

Phot. IV. View of laboratory from the rear by moonlight.

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Multiple small coils excited by Tesla's massive Colorado Springs oscillator V 5

Phot. V. View of interior showing a number of coils differently attuned and responding to vibration transmitted to them from an electrical oscillator *

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Nikola Tesla described this as a "normally excited" extra coil of his Colorado Springs lab VI 6

Phot. VI. Normally excited “extra coil".

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Many fine streamers issuing from the extra coil of Tesla's Colorado Springs oscillator VII 7

Phot. VII. View of “extra coil” in action.

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Nikola Tesla running the Colorado Springs experimental oscillator at high-power level VIII 8 Phot. VIII. Central view of "extra coil" normally excited with streamers issuing from a disk turned towards the camera. 331 1 2 0
Tesla's Colorado Springs extra coil with streamers from a pointed wire pointed to camera IX 9 Phot. IX. “Extra coil” with streamers and sparks from a pointed wire placed towards the camera. 332 1 2 0
Colorado Springs oscillator discharge from brass ring on top of extra coil X 10 Phot. X. The discharge from the brass ring on the top of “extra coil”. 334 1 1 0
Tesla's assistant, Mr. Alley, sitting among massive streamers from the Colorado Springs oscillator XI 11 Phot. XI. Discharge passing laterally to the camera from the central coil to another coil on a stand. Mr. Ally is sitting in the chair. 335 1 1 0
Nikola Tesla seated inside his Colorado Springs oscillator XII 12 Phot. XII. Repeated experiment shown in phot. XI, but with Tesla sitting in the chair. 336 1 1 0
Tesla assistant, Mr. Alley, poses with showers of arcs from the Colorado Springs oscillator XIII 13 Phot. XIII. Streamers issuing symmetrically from ball with two wires on each side. Mr. Alley is sitting. 337 1 1 1
Nikola Tesla seated inside his Colorado Springs oscillator while giant sparks leap around him XIV 14 Phot. XIV. Repeated experiment shown in phot. XIII with Tesla sitting. 338 0 1 0
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Nikola Tesla wireless power experiment at his Colorado Springs Experimental Station XVII 17 Phot. XVII (?) Experiment to illustrate an inductive effect of an electrical oscillator of great power. The photograph shown is reproduced from Tesla's article(41) in which somewhat different circuit dimensions and position are quoted. 344 1 1 1
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Ball discharge from Nikola Tesla's Colorado Springs Experimental Station XIX 19 Phot. XIX. Discharge between a ball of 30" diam. and the ground plate. 346 1 1 0
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Tesla's Colorado Springs oscillator with lamps illuminated at bottom of extra coil XXII 22 Phot. XXII. Five incandescent lamps lighted by current passing from "extra coil" to ground plate. 348 2 4 1
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Tesla Colorado Springs wireless electricity experiment showing receiving coil XXV 25 Phot. XXV. A coil outside laboratory with the lower end connected to the ground and the upper end free. The lamps is lighted by the current induced in the three turns of wire wound around the lower end of the coil. 352 1 1 0
Receiving coil lighting a lamp in Tesla's Colorado Springs wireless electricity experiment XXVI 26 Phot. XXVI. Experiment to illustrate the transmission of electrical energy without wire. The photograph shown is reproduced from Tesla's article *. 354 2 3 2
The extra coil of Nikola Tesla's Colorado Springs Experimental Station XXVII 27 Phot. XXVII. An incandescent lamp connected with one of its terminals to the top or free end of "extra coil", the lower end of the latter being connected to the ground plate. 358 1 3 0
Tesla's Colorado Springs oscillator with bulb illuminated at top of extra coil XXVIII 28 Phot. XXVIII. An incandescent lamp lighted by the current passing from "extra coil" to the structure of iron pipes. The lower end of the coil is connected to the ground plate. 360 1 2 0
Fully developed Colorado Springs Experimental Station of Nikola Tesla 0-4 Colorado Springs laboratory fully developed. 364 0 0 0
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Front view of Nikola Tesla's Colorado Springs Experimental Station XXXVIII 38 Phot. XXXVIII. View of the laboratory from the Pike's Peak side. 366 0 1 0
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Mr. Alley, Tesla's assistant, poses in a test photo of the Colorado Springs oscillator XLIII 43 Phot. XLIII. The discharge of "extra coil" laterally across the shop. Mr. Alley is sitting. 371 0 1 1
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A horseshoe-shaped discharge from the extra coil of Tesla's Colorado Springs oscillator LII 52 Phot. LII. Discharge from the top of "extra coil", produced by a single closure of the circuit of very short duration. 376 0 2 0
Massive streamers issuing from the extra coil of Tesla's Colorado Springs oscillator LIII 53 Phot. LIII. Produced under similar conditions as phot. LII by a single closure of the circuit but of longer duration. 377 0 1 0
Sparks fly from multiple breakout points attached to Tesla's extra coil in his Colorado Springs lab LIV 54 Phot. LIV. "Extra coil" discharging upwards from the brass ring on the top. 378 0 1 0
Colorado Springs extra coil discharging laterally across the laboratory from the tip of a wire LV 55 Phot. LV. "Extra coil" discharging laterally across the laboratory from the tip of a wire forming the free terminal of the coil to the floor and top wire of the secondary. 380 0 3 0
Colorado Springs oscillator discharge of extra coil issuing from a ball of 30" diameter LVI 56 Phot. LVI. Discharge of "extra coil" issuing from a ball of 30" diam. forming the "free" terminal of the coil towards a coil on a stand. 382 0 1 0
Nikola Tesla test of Colorado Springs Experimental Station oscillator into air LVII 57 Phot. LVII. Similar as in phot. LVI but discharging across the laboratory into the air. 383 0 1 0
Tesla Colorado Springs extra coil discharge issuing from two diametrically opposite wires LVIII 58

Phot. LVIII. Discharge from "extra coil" issuing from two diametrically opposite wires, pointing upwards and fastened to the brass ring on the top of the coil.

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Tesla Colorado Springs lab extra coil discharge issuing from many wires LIX 59

Phot. LIX. Discharge of "extra coil" issuing from many wires fastened to the brass ring as on phot. LVIII.

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Nikola Tesla Colorado Springs oscillator discharge from 8" ball with two wires LX 60

Phot. LX. Discharge from a ball 8" diam. with two diametrically opposite wires fastened to the same.

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Tesla Colorado Springs oscillator issuing streamers from a disk facing the camera LXI 61

Phot. LXI. Streamers and sparks issuing from a disk facing the camera.

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Tesla Colorado Springs lab extra coil with sphere issuing flame-like sparks LXII 62

Phot. LXII. Discharge issuing from the base of a cone upon which a ball of 30" diameter is resting.

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Tesla using a ball as a discharge point from the extra coil of his Colorado Springs oscillator LXIII 63

Phot. LXIII. Discharge from a ball 30" diam. supported on a vertical coil.

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The original Nikola Tesla Colorado Springs Marker 0-5 In Colorado Springs' Memorial Park, near site of Tesla's experimental station, an historic marker notes the operation. 396 0 0 0
Tesla peeks out the door of the Colorado Springs laboratory, early summer 1899 0-6

Main entrance to Colorado Springs Laboratory in the early phase of development. Tesla is looking through the door (Tesla's own photograph now at the Nikola Tesla Museum, Belgrade)

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Tesla's assistant ready at the controls of the Colorado Springs Experimental Station 0-7

Interior of Colorado Springs Laboratory

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