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handful of French money, one coin of which he saved to treasure all his life. 17 Friends in New York were equally aware of Tesla's lack of ability in money matters. Robert Underwood Johnson wrote...

Footnotes

Tesla's Most Dramatic Colorado Experiment There were a few more experiments to be made before Tesla closed his Colorado Springs laboratory and packed his bag to return home. He was almost reluctant to...

tourist summer and the big Flower Parade. Half the carriages and bicycles in town had been covered with crepe paper flowers and streamers. It had consumed so much time and effort and inventive ability...

that he would be dealing with apparatus which could kill 30,000 to 300,000 in one instant, yet the drama he was about to evoke demanded a close front seat for himself and Kolman Czito, his chosen...

Tesla's Return to New York: The Construction of Wardenclyffe Tower Tesla arrived in New York on January 21, 1900. Money was, of necessity, occupying a large place in his thoughts. The little luxuries...

carrying on some experiments since a few months past. The success has been even greater than I anticipated, and among other things I have absolutely demonstrated the practicability of the...

command and Tesla felt no hesitancy in calling upon them for assistance. Had he not torn up a contract at a time when Westinghouse was in trouble - a contract which might have netted him a fortune...

ability. He decided to back Tesla in his proposition. It has been stated that Morgan simply gave Tesla $150,000 with no strings attached. Actually, there were plenty of strings attached. Morgan...

eager to share Tesla's Colorado experiments with the intelligensia who read his publication. As both editor and friend he wanted the world to share the achievements which Tesla had told him had been...