first edition Original wrappers
1900 · New York
by TESLA, NIKOLA
New York: The Century Company, 1900. First edition, first printing. Original wrappers. Fine. FIRST EDITION IN SCARCE ORIGINAL WRAPPERS IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION OF TESLA'S LITERARY, SCIENTIFIC, AND PHILOSOPHICAL MASTERPIECE; HIS MOST DETAILED PRESENTATION OF HIS WORLDVIEW. “In the early part of 1900, Tesla filed for three patents related to wireless communication. He made several attempts to contact the elusive Colonel Astor but concentrated most of his efforts on working on an article for the Century. Robert [Underwood Johnson, associate editor of Century] had requested that Tesla write an educational piece about telautomatics and wireless communication. (truncated)