1856 - 1943
Forgotten American Scientist
Circa 1895 - New York City
Web page modified: June 25, 2010
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Now
available to order at the bottom of this page:
A
story picture book (incl. CD) of Tesla's early childhood experiences
for young children
THESE ARE THE WORLD'S TWO MOST IMPORTANT TECHNOLOGIES:
- It was Tesla (not Edison) who gave the world electromagnetic power (AC)
- It was Tesla (not Marconi) who gave the world electromagnetic communication (radio)
Yet Tesla's name is:
OMITTED IN SCHOOL TEXTBOOKS
OMITTED IN TECHNICAL JOURNALS
UNKNOWN EVEN TO SOME ENGINEERS
and
THE IMPORTANCE OF HIS INVENTIONS IS MINIMIZED AT THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
(This does not speak well for our media and schools.)
ACADEMIC GOAL
(from a teacher's perspective)
To teach students factual electrical history and the value of effective writing, using Nikola Tesla's inspiring life story as a tool in acquiring proper writing skills.
Our T-shirt design no longer sold
ACCOLADES WE HAVE RECEIVED
Margaret Cheney, author of Tesla, Man Out of Time, supports our efforts.
Photo in doorway of poster advertising Lifetime Achievement Awards given to five receipients:
1. Vinton G. Cerf:
inventor of the Internet
2. Tim Berners-Lee: inventor of the World Wide Web
3. Murray Gell-Mann: discoverer of the Quark (in Physics)
4. Alan Kay: pioneer in computers
5. John W. Wagner: teacher advocate of Nikola Tesla
2. Tim Berners-Lee: inventor of the World Wide Web
3. Murray Gell-Mann: discoverer of the Quark (in Physics)
4. Alan Kay: pioneer in computers
5. John W. Wagner: teacher advocate of Nikola Tesla
Our Telluride
Technical
Festival Leland Anderson Tesla Award
Yale Scientific Magazine celebrates our efforts
A FEW EXAMPLES OF UNIVERSITIES NOW CELEBRATING TESLA
Yale Scientific Magazine celebrates our efforts
A FEW EXAMPLES OF UNIVERSITIES NOW CELEBRATING TESLA
Click HERE
to go to the Cornell University site.
Click HERE to
go to the University of Maryland site.
Click HERE
to go to the University of Illinois site.
Click HERE
to go to the Yale University site.
Click HERE to
go to Carnegie Mellon University site.
Bronze bust of Tesla donated by students to the following universities, and appraised at $6,000 each:
(See Page 4 for photographs of each installation)
OUR FIRST EFFORT
OUR NEW EFFORT
John W. Wagner -- teacher, author
Bronze bust of Tesla donated by students to the following universities, and appraised at $6,000 each:
(See Page 4 for photographs of each installation)
1. Harvard (Physics Dept.)
2. Yale (EE Dept.)
3. Princeton (EE Dept.)
4. MIT (EE Dept.)
5. Cal Tech (Physics Dept.)
6. U. Michigan (EE Dept.)
7. U. Wisconsin (Physics Dept.)
8. U. Maryland (Physics Dept.)
9. U. Illinois (EE. Dept.)
10. Purdue U. (EE. Dept.)
11. U. Pennsylvania (Physics Dept.)
12. Georgia Tech (EE Dept.)
13. Cornell U. (Physics Dept.)
14. Michigan State U. (Physics Dept.)
15. Johns Hopkins U. (Physics Dept.)
16. Penn State U. (Physics Dept.)
17. Duke U. (EE Dept.)
18. Carnegie Mellon U. (EE Robotics Dept.)
19. Columbia U. (EE Dept.)
2. Yale (EE Dept.)
3. Princeton (EE Dept.)
4. MIT (EE Dept.)
5. Cal Tech (Physics Dept.)
6. U. Michigan (EE Dept.)
7. U. Wisconsin (Physics Dept.)
8. U. Maryland (Physics Dept.)
9. U. Illinois (EE. Dept.)
10. Purdue U. (EE. Dept.)
11. U. Pennsylvania (Physics Dept.)
12. Georgia Tech (EE Dept.)
13. Cornell U. (Physics Dept.)
14. Michigan State U. (Physics Dept.)
15. Johns Hopkins U. (Physics Dept.)
16. Penn State U. (Physics Dept.)
17. Duke U. (EE Dept.)
18. Carnegie Mellon U. (EE Robotics Dept.)
19. Columbia U. (EE Dept.)
OUR FIRST EFFORT
- Verify Tesla's eminence in electrical science to the
American public by donating his bust to major universities, funded by
selling promotional T-shirts and receiving many donations for 21
years.
- We still need to achieve a 'critical mass' of Tesla's bust donations to major universities.
OUR NEW EFFORT
- Introduce Tesla to students by selling two
biographical
books of his childhood written for children. The first book is
available now; the second book is coming soon.
The true story of
America’s greatest inventor in electrical science should be a part of
every child’s education.
The vocabulary, although not inordinately complex, is not 'dumbed down' for a reason. Children need to learn new words rich in meaning, and appreciate the richness of Tesla's character.
This 48 page children’s picture book, beautifully illustrated in brilliant color, tells the true story of the child genius, Nikola Tesla, at a preschool age.
(back cover) 8 1/2” X 8 1/2” (front cover)
A 23-minute CD narration is included and recommended for children ages 6 and 7. Older children, ages 8 – 10, are able to read the story themselves, or listen to the CD.
About the author: John W. Wagner, a lifelong teacher, holds BS and MA degrees plus 30 additional hours of post graduate credit.
Nikko & Macak, the Electric Cat, (Copyright 2010 by John W. Wagner), ISBN 978-0-615-36681-4, LCCN 2010905209
This is a true story of how the American inventor, Nikola Tesla, deliberately trained himself at a pre-school age into becoming a virtual human invention machine.
It describes his early childhood experiences that made him so different from his playmates. It tells how he first discovered electricity by stroking his pet cat's fur, causing a violent and memorable reaction. It was this experience that led him to become an inventor.
It tells the experiences he had with his two doting aunts and how he was able to gain control of his will in dealing with them. It tells also of his experiences with farm animals.
Tesla died in 1943, alone and a virtual pauper, but surrounded by an advanced technological world his scientific discoveries in electrical science had made possible: AC power and radio.
All Michigan
sales, including First Class Mail delivery anywhere in the USA =
$20.00
All out-of-state sales, including First Class Mail delivery anywhere in the USA (and Canada, in US dollars) = $20.00
All foreign sales (except Canada), including First Class Mail delivery = $29.00 (in US dollars)
The vocabulary, although not inordinately complex, is not 'dumbed down' for a reason. Children need to learn new words rich in meaning, and appreciate the richness of Tesla's character.
This 48 page children’s picture book, beautifully illustrated in brilliant color, tells the true story of the child genius, Nikola Tesla, at a preschool age.
(back cover) 8 1/2” X 8 1/2” (front cover)
A 23-minute CD narration is included and recommended for children ages 6 and 7. Older children, ages 8 – 10, are able to read the story themselves, or listen to the CD.
About the author: John W. Wagner, a lifelong teacher, holds BS and MA degrees plus 30 additional hours of post graduate credit.
Nikko & Macak, the Electric Cat, (Copyright 2010 by John W. Wagner), ISBN 978-0-615-36681-4, LCCN 2010905209
Introduction
This is a true story of how the American inventor, Nikola Tesla, deliberately trained himself at a pre-school age into becoming a virtual human invention machine.
It describes his early childhood experiences that made him so different from his playmates. It tells how he first discovered electricity by stroking his pet cat's fur, causing a violent and memorable reaction. It was this experience that led him to become an inventor.
It tells the experiences he had with his two doting aunts and how he was able to gain control of his will in dealing with them. It tells also of his experiences with farm animals.
Tesla died in 1943, alone and a virtual pauper, but surrounded by an advanced technological world his scientific discoveries in electrical science had made possible: AC power and radio.
All out-of-state sales, including First Class Mail delivery anywhere in the USA (and Canada, in US dollars) = $20.00
All foreign sales (except Canada), including First Class Mail delivery = $29.00 (in US dollars)