nikola tesla, Erstausgabe (8 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Fine. First Edition Thus. Hardback. Large 8vo. pp xi, 497. Original publisher's faux cooper leather boards, lettered silver on spine and front cover with all edges gilt. Issued without dust jacket. Copiously illustrated in black and white throughout. (Barnes & Noble Collectible Classics: Omnibus Edition) (Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classic Collection) ISBN: 9781435167957 About fine.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Illustrated by Sarony (illustrator). First Edition. This bound volume of The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine contains an article entitled "Nikola Tesla" which appears in the February 1894 issue on pages 582-585. The Tesla Universe website states this to be Tesla's earliest biographical text. The article contains a 2/3 page black and white engraving of Tesla from the famous photo by Sarony, and was written by Thomas Commerford Martin, who would go on to write about Tesla's Oscillator and other inventions in the April 1895 issue of this publication. Maroon half-leather binding intact. A modicum of insect damage to boards and endpapers. Library plate and card pocket inside front and back boards respectively. No other markings found. A sound example of this wonderful Tesla memento.; Illustration; 8vo.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. First Edition. "Some inventions, such as the invention of steam and the internal combustion engine, are epochal inventions. These epochal inventions obviously include Tesla's system of polyphase alternate currents and his induction motor." - P. Miljanic. This original fourteen page stapled catalog explains the background, design, operation, and specifications of Tesla Polyphase Induction Motors for constant speed, Type "C" offered by the Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co. In 1897. Illustrated with ten clear black and white photos and six diagrams. Text headings include: General Type; The Primary; The Secondary; Indestructible Construction; Motor May Be Suspended at Any Angle; Standards; Power Factor; Efficiency and Speed Regulation; Method of Starting; The Starting Device May be Remote. Printed upon glossy stock. Pages 12-13 provide two detailed tables of standard sizes, approximate dimensions, horsepower ratings and revs. At full load. Please note that the latter two specifications have been overwritten by hand, presumably with updated figures. 9.8" x 6.8". Coverfold mostly open. Was once folded vertically but lies flat. Bits of writing and small label upon front cover. Faint writing on back cover. Bit of moisture staining to upper corner, contents unaffected. Staple holes along spine which is hole-punched, presumably as issued. A marvelous artifact of the enormous benefits brought to humanity through the inventions of Nikola Tesla, whose name lives on with today's major electric vehicle manufacturer. ; 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall; Nikola Tesla, Tesla Induction Motors, Westinghouse Induction Motors, Westinghouse Catalogs, A-C Motors, Polyphase induction Motors - history.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Contents: Seattle will build 15,000 fine new homes (ad); Schlitz beer ad - in color with lovely model; New York Central Railroad ad - "Black Magic" - 95,000,000 tons of coal per year; Block votes tipped teh balance in closest election since 1916 - photo of FDR with Harry Truman; Photos of voting shenanigans in Chicago; V-2 weapons may win next war but come too late for this one - detailed article with air photo; Ignorant men and modern weapons - the inside story of the Chinese Army - with photos of refugees fleeing the Japanese; White trucks - color ad; France given more say in Europe in prelude to Big Three Meeting; Reprieve for the Canadian Zombies; Doukhobor mass disrobing; Cuban housecleaning - Grau purges Batista henchmen; Long-suffering victims of sinus problems can be cured; Nikola Tesla - prophet of tomorrow; Very military ad by Bankers Trust Company shows a soldier pulling the pin from a grenade with his teeth; Color Sheaffer's pen ad inside back cover. Average wear. Address label atop front cover. Unmarked. A sound copy.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. First Edition. 520 pages. Black and white illustrations. Text in French, English, German and a fourth language which is presumably Yugoslavian. Some Russian may also be mixed in. The language used seems to depend upon that of the contributor. Contains a wealth of technical content, the bulk of which appears to be in German and French. Includes reprint of an 1892 Electrical Engineer article on "The Tesla Multiphase Motors" plus "Nikola Tesla: The Problem of increasing human energy" reprinted from The Century Magazine, June 1900, 'The Tesla Patents' from Electrical Review, September 19, 1900 and much more. Index card laid in states this copy was presented by Comite yougoslave de l'URSI to Professor Charles. R. Burrows, whose signature appears atop front flyleaf. Printed on poor quality paper which has become embrittled, chipped and yellowed, particularly at extremities. Binding extremely fragile. Please Note: pages 6 through 10 missing. This may not be too dramatic a loss as the Table of Contents omits pages 1-8 and first lists page 9 which may have contained the Preface in Russian. Some pages uncut. Front cover and all pages prior to page 17 loose but present aside from pages listed above. Page 519-150 and back cover loose but present. Although strictly a Reading Copy, this remains a rare and substantial Tesla reference.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Nikola Tesla - Memorandum Book on the Occasion of His 80th Birthday - Text in Four Languages technical content, the bulk of which appears to be in German and French. Includes reprint of an 1892 Electrical Engineer article on "The Tesla Multiphase Motor.

Gr.-8°. OLwd. (etw. fleckig). 519 S. mit einigen teils ganzseit. Textabb. Erste Ausgabe. - Die zum 80. Geburtstag von Nikola Tesla erschienen Festschrift ist die erste große internationale Würdigung seiner Verdienste. Davor war 1932 als größeres Werk nur "Nikola Tesla und sein Werk und die Entwicklung der Elektrotechnik, der Hochfrequenz- und Hochspannungstechnik und der Radiotechnik von Slavko Boksan" erschienen. Slavko Boksan fungiert auch als Herausgeber dieses Bandes und war einer der ersten in Europa der sich bemühte die Verdienste von Nikola Tesla einer breiteren Öffentlichkeit nahe zu bringen. Das Werk selbst enthält eine Vielzahl von Grußadressen aus der ganzen Welt, dazu aber auch wissenschaftliche Artikel zu den Folgen seiner Erfindungen, Exzerpte aus wissenschatlichen Arbeiten von Nikola Tesla, eine Auflistung seiner Patente und eine Aufstellung der wichtigsten Daten aus Teslas Leben und Schaffen. - Die Texte in Serbokroatisch, Französisch, Englisch oder Deutsch. - Papierbedingt gebräunt. *** *** Copyright: Matthaeus TRUPPE Buchhandlung & Antiquariat - Stubenberggasse 7 - A-8010 Graz - ++43 (0)316 - 829552 *** *** Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 1400.

kl.-4°. 519 (1) S. mit 1 Portraitfrontispiz u. zahlr. Abb. im Text. Roter OLn.-Bd. mit goldgeprägtem Deckel- u. Rückentitel. Ehemaliges ausgeschiedenes Bibliotheksexemplar mit den entspechenden Stempeln auf dem Deckel, Vorsatz und Titelbl. Erstausgabe. Festschrift und Aufsatzsammlung anlässlich des 80. Geburtstages von Nikola Tesla (1856-1943). Texte teils in russischer, deutscher, französischer und englischer Sprache. Gewicht in Gramm: 1000.

First edition. First English-language edition. Bound in publisher's salmon cloth with blindstamped front board, black and gilt stamping to spine. Very Good+ with former owner's tiny name stamps on edges and paste downs, small bookplate to front paste down, former owner's note to upper margin of one page of Table of Contents, light wear. An uncommon illustrated collection of the famous inventor's work published by the Nikola Tesla Museum in the Serbian capitol of Belgrade when it was part of Yugoslavia.