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The Nikola Tesla Archive

Patents, writings, and documents from the master of electricity

"The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine."
— Nikola Tesla

Key Resources

Complete Archive

Tesla Universe Digital Collection

The most comprehensive Tesla archive online. Over 1,900 documents including patents, articles, letters, and photographs.

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FBI Files

FBI Vault: Nikola Tesla Files

Declassified FBI documents regarding Tesla, including investigations after his death and the mysterious missing papers.

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Museum Archive

Nikola Tesla Museum Belgrade

Official museum housing Tesla's personal effects, original documents, and over 160,000 pages of original documents.

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Books & Autobiographical Writings

Autobiography

My Inventions

1919

Tesla's own account of his life and inventions, originally published as a series in Electrical Experimenter magazine.

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Collected Articles

The Problem of Increasing Human Energy

1900

Tesla's philosophical masterwork on energy, human progress, and wireless power transmission. Published in Century Magazine.

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Lecture

Experiments with Alternate Currents of High Potential and High Frequency

1892

Tesla's famous lecture delivered before the IEE London and Royal Society. Foundation of wireless technology.

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Colorado Springs Notes

Colorado Springs Notes, 1899-1900

1899-1900

Tesla's personal research notes from his Colorado Springs laboratory where he conducted wireless power experiments.

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Key Patents

Patent #381,968

Electro-Magnetic Motor

1888

The revolutionary polyphase system patent that enabled practical AC motors and changed the world.

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Patent #512,340

Coil for Electro-Magnets

1894

The famous Tesla Coil patent. Foundation for wireless technology and high-frequency applications.

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Patent #645,576

System of Transmission of Electrical Energy

1900

Wireless power transmission patent describing Earth resonance for global power distribution.

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Patent #787,412

Art of Transmitting Electrical Energy Through the Natural Mediums

1905

Wardenclyffe tower technology - using Earth and atmosphere for wireless power transmission.

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Patent #1,119,732

Apparatus for Transmitting Electrical Energy

1914

Improved wireless transmission system with detailed mathematical principles.

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Patent Collection

Complete Tesla Patents

All 111 US patents and many international patents with full text and diagrams.

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Articles & Interviews

Interview

"When Woman is Boss"

1926

Remarkable interview where Tesla predicted smartphones, gender equality, and wireless technology's impact on society.

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Article

"A Machine to End War"

1937

Tesla's famous "death ray" article in Liberty magazine, actually describing particle beam weapons.

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New York Times Archive

Tesla in The New York Times

Over 700 articles mentioning Tesla from 1885-1943, including his famous birthday interviews.

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Research Papers & Technical Documents

Technical Paper

The True Wireless

1919

Tesla's detailed explanation of wireless power transmission principles, criticizing Marconi's methods.

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Research Collection

Twenty First Century Books Tesla Collection

Extensive collection of Tesla's technical papers, lectures, and articles in chronological order.

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Academic Archive

IEEE Tesla Papers

Professional engineering papers and modern analysis of Tesla's work from IEEE Xplore.

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Modern Research & Analysis

Documentary

Tesla: Master of Lightning

PBS documentary with rare footage and expert analysis. Companion website with extensive resources.

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Technical Analysis

Tesla Memorial Society

Modern engineering analysis of Tesla's patents and their applications in today's technology.

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Research Project

The Tesla Science Foundation

Philadelphia-based organization preserving Tesla's legacy and promoting research into his technologies.

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"Let the future tell the truth, and evaluate each one according to his work and accomplishments. The present is theirs; the future, for which I have really worked, is mine."
— Nikola Tesla