The Inventions, Researches and Writings of Nikola Tesla

...was rewarded very quickly in this field with results of a most surprising nature. A slight acquaintance with some of these experiments led the compiler of this volume to urge Mr. Tesla to repeat them before the American Institute of Electrical Engineers. This was done in May 1891, in a lecture that marked, without question, a distinct departure in electrical theory and practice, the full results of which have not yet become entirely apparent. The New York lecture, and its two successors, are also included in this volume, along with a few supplementary notes.

Mr. Tesla’s work ranges far beyond the vast departments of polyphase currents and high-potential lighting. The “Miscellaneous” section of this volume includes a great many other inventions in arc lighting, transformers, pyromagnetic generators Generators that produce electricity from heat., thermomagnetic motors, third-brush regulation, improvements in dynamos, new forms of incandescent lamps, electrical meters, condensers, unipolar dynamos, the conversion of alternating into direct currents, and more. It is needless to say that at this moment Mr. Tesla is engaged in a number of interesting ideas and inventions, which will be made public in due course. The present volume deals simply with the work he has accomplished to date.