Nikola Tesla Books Books written by or about Nikola Tesla Nikola Tesla: Programme of Celebrations (1976) Page 50 Thomas Alva Edison, the great American inventor, immediately realized Teslaâs talent and gave him a job in his own organization thus helping Tesla to continue developing. Later on, however, he led a campaign against Teslaâs inventions. Despite this, Tesla had a great appreciation for him and wrote: âI have always admired this unusual man and wondered that he could achieve so much without scientific training and proper education.â Facsimile of a letter written to Tesla by the famous scientist Albert Einstein, the father of the theory of relativity, on the occasion of Teslaâs 75th birthday. The letter says (in translation): âDear Mr Tesla! I was happy to learn that you are celebrating your 75th birthday and that as a successful pioneer in the field of high-frequency currents you have lived to see the wonderful development of this field of engineering. I congratulate you on this great success of your life work. Albert Einstein.â Pagination First page First item Previous page Previous item Next page Next item Last page Last item Within the Universe Documents Nikola Tesla documents, files and papers. Quotes Profound and insightful quotes by Nikola Tesla. Patents Nikola Tesla held around 200 patents worldwide. Timeline Important moments and events related to Tesla. Articles Nikola Tesla in the press. Images Nikola Tesla image and photo library. Landmarks Locations related to Nikola Tesla. Letters Letters to, from and about Nikola Tesla. Movies and TV Nikola Tesla on the screen.