Tesla's Complete Works, 1887–1935: A Short Chronology

Nikola Tesla was not only a great inventor but also a prolific writer on science and technology. This page collects more than 90 of the major articles he published between 1887 and 1935 in journals such as Electrical World, The New York Times and Collier's — covering electric power, wireless communication, cosmic energy, directed-energy beams and the technology of war. It is a valuable reference for understanding the development of Tesla's thinking and his contribution to his time.

Nikola Tesla — complete writings (1887–1935)

1. Tesla on the Alternating Current Motor, Electrical World, New York, 25 May 1887
2. Tesla's Reply to Dr. Duncan: An Explanation of the Alternating Current Motor, Electrical Review, New York, 12 June 1888
3. Phenomena of Alternating Currents of Very High Frequency, Electrical World, New York, 21 February 1891
4. On Alternating Currents of High Frequency, Elektrotechnische Zeitschrift, Berlin, 5 June 1891
5. Electrostatic Induction Apparatus for Alternating Currents, The Electrical Engineer, New York, 6 May 1891
6. An Electrolytic Clock, The Electrical Engineer, New York, 6 May 1891
7. Electric Discharge in Vacuum Tubes, The Electrical Engineer, New York, 1 July 1891
8. Notes on a Unipolar Dynamo, The Electrical Engineer, New York, 1 September 1891
9. "Massage" with High Frequency Currents, The Electrical Engineer, New York, 23 December 1891
10. Dissipation of the Electrical Energy of the Hertz Resonator, The Electrical Engineer, New York, 21 December 1892
11. On the Physiological Effects of High Frequency Currents and Other Matters, The Electrical Engineer, New York, 1 February 1893
12. High Frequency Electrical Vibrations, L'Industrie, Paris, 1893
13. Tesla's Oscillator and Other Inventions, The Century Magazine, New York, April 1895
14. Breaking up the Trusts by Earth Currents, The World Sunday Magazine, 8 March 1896
15. Tesla on Roentgen Rays: Photographs Through Thick Substances at Long Distances, Electrical Review, 11 March 1896
16. Tesla's Latest Results: He Now Produces Radiographs at a Distance of 40 Feet, Electrical Review, 18 March 1896
17. Tesla on Reflected X-Rays, Electrical Review, 1 April 1896
18. Tesla on Roentgen Radiations, Electrical Review, 8 April 1896
19. Tesla's Latest Roentgen Ray Investigations, Electrical Review, 22 April 1896
20. Roentgen Rays or Streams? Electrical Review, 12 August 1896
21. Tesla on Thermo Electricity, The Electrical Engineer, 23 December 1896
22. Tesla on the Hurtful Actions of Lenard and Roentgen Tubes, Electrical Review, 5 May 1897
23. The Source of Roentgen Rays and the Safe Operation of Lenard Tubes, Electrical Review, 11 August 1897 / The Electrical Engineer, 19 August 1897
24. Tesla's Latest Advances in Vacuum Tube Lighting, Electrical Review, 5 January 1898
25. Electrical Tamings of Wild Animals, The New York Journal, 6 February 1898
26. Tesla Develops a Weapon of War, St. Louis Republic, 1 May 1898
27. My Submarine Destroyer, The New York Journal, 13 September 1898
28. A New Plan to Replace the Conventional Cannon, The Sun, 21 November 1898
29. Tesla on the Progress of His Various Researches, Electrical Review, 30 November 1898
30. On Electrical Current Interrupters, Electrical Review, 15 March 1899
31. The Problem of Increasing Human Energy (with Special Reference to the Harnessing of the Sun's Energy), The Century Magazine, June 1900
32. Tesla's New Discovery, The Sun, 30 January 1901
33. Talking with the Planets, Collier's Weekly, 9 February 1901
34. Tesla's Plant Nearly Ready, Brooklyn Eagle, 8 February 1902
35. Tesla's Plan for Wind Power, Philadelphia North American, 18 May 1902
36. The Transmission of Electric Energy Without Wires, Electrical World and Engineer, 5 March 1904
37. Electric Autos, Manufacturers' Record, 29 December 1904
38. The Transmission of Electrical Energy Without Wires as a Means for Furthering Peace, Electrical World and Engineer, 7 January 1905
39. Subway Dangers, The New York Sun, 16 June 1905
40. Aerial Vessels and Exploration, Columbus Journal, 16 July 1905
41. Tesla on Polar Exploration, The New York Sun, 22 July 1905
42. Signalling to Mars: A Problem of Electrical Engineering, Harvard Illustrated, March 1907
43. Tuned Lightning, English Mechanic and World of Science, 8 March 1907
44. Tesla's Wireless Torpedo, The New York Times, 19 March 1907
45. Sleep from Electricity, The New York Times, 17 October 1907
46. Possibilities of Wireless, The New York Times, 22 October 1907
47. The Death-Wave: Future Naval Battles to be Decided by Hydraulic Power, Detroit News-Tribune, 29 December 1907
48. The Future of the Wireless Art, Wireless Telegraphy and Telephony, 1908
49. Tesla's Vision, The New York Times, 21 April 1908
50. Mr. Tesla's Vision: Electrical Control of Weather Coming, St. Louis Republic, 15 November 1908
51. How to Signal Mars, The New York Times, 23 May 1909
52. Tesla's New Wireless Communication Technology, The Electrical Engineer, London, 24 December 1909
53. What Science May Achieve This Year, The New York World, 9 January 1910 / Denver Rocky Mountain News, 16 January 1910
54. Tesla on the Gas Turbine, Motor World, 18 September 1911
55. Tesla's New Monarch of Machines, New York Herald Tribune, 15 October 1911
56. Mr. Tesla on the Future, Modern Electrics, May 1912
57. The Disturbing Influence of Solar Radiation on the Wireless Transmission of Energy, Electrical Review and Western Electrician, 6 July 1912
58. Tesla on How to End War, The New York Sun, 20 December 1914
59. How Cosmic Forces Shape Our Destinies, The New York American, 7 February 1915
60. Some Personal Recollections, Scientific American, 5 June 1915
61. The Future of Electricity, Manufacturers' Record, 9 September 1915
62. Tesla's Wireless Vision, The New York Times, 3 October 1915
63. Tesla's New Device Like Bolts of Thor, The New York Times, 8 December 1915
64. Wonders of the Future, Collier's Weekly, 2 December 1916
65. Electric Drive for Battle Ships, The New York Herald, 25 February 1917
66. Edison Medal Awarded to Mr. Tesla (Proceedings of the AIEE Annual Meeting), 18 May 1917
67. Tesla on Electric Power and War, The Electrical Experimenter, August 1917
68. The Influence of Static on Wireless Transmission, The Electrical Experimenter, January 1919
69. My Inventions, The Electrical Experimenter, serialised February–June and October 1919
70. Famous Scientific Illusions, The Electrical Experimenter, February 1919
71. The Moon's Rotation, The Electrical Experimenter, April and June 1919
72. The True Wireless, The Electrical Experimenter, May 1919
73. The Electric Oscillator, The Electrical Experimenter, July 1919
74. Controlling Rain and Water Power, Syracuse Herald, 29 February 1920
75. The Practical and Artistic Aspects of Picture Transmission, Electrical Review, 11 December 1920
76. Interplanetary Communication, Electrical World, 24 November 1921
77. When Woman is Boss, Collier's, 30 January 1926
78. World System of Wireless Transmission of Energy, Telegraph and Telephone Age, 16 October 1927
79. Tesla States His New Wireless Theory, New York Herald Tribune, 22 September 1929
80. Our Future Motive Power, Everyday Science and Mechanics, December 1931
81. Tesla Cosmic Ray Motor May Transmit Power Round Earth, Brooklyn Eagle, 10 July 1932
82. Pioneer Radio Engineer Gives Views on Power, New York Herald Tribune, 11 September 1932
83. Breaking up Tornadoes, Everyday Science and Mechanics, December 1933
84. The Eternal Source of Cosmic Energy, Origin and Intensity of Cosmic Rays, 13 October 1932
85. Tesla Harnesses Cosmic Energy, Philadelphia Public Ledger, 2 November 1933
86. The Electrostatic Generator, Scientific American, March 1934
87. Tesla, at 78, Bares New "Death Beam", The New York Sun, 10 July 1934
88. Tesla on the Development of Electric Power and Wonders to Come, The New York World-Telegram, 24 July 1934
89. A Machine to End War, Liberty Magazine, February 1935
90. Tesla Predicts Ships Driven by Beams of Light, New York Herald Tribune, 5 May 1935
91. The New Art of Projecting Concentrated Non-dispersive Energy through the Natural Media (a National Defence Particle-Acceleration System), c. 16 May 1935

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