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Annotated Bibliography

Primary Sources:
Above: The Famous Tesla Tower erected in Shoreham, Long Island, New York was 187 feet
high, the spherical top was 68 feet in diameter. The Tower, which was to be used
by

Nikola Tesla is his "World Wireless" was never finished. Digital image. Tesla

Memorial

Society of New York. N.p., n.d. Web. 5 Dec. 2014.

This picture is shown on our Radio page to show Teslas giant tower. It shows what
incredible products came from Teslas inventions and how much potential they had.

"A Weapon to End War." Tesla Life and Legacy. PBS.org, n.d. Web. 23 Nov. 2014.
This article was very useful in learning about one more of Teslas inventions. It helped
to describe what he did when his inventions were listed on one of our website
pages.

Cheney, Margaret. Tesla Man Out of Time. N.p.: n.p., n.d. PDF. Web. 4 Dec. 2014.
This book was useful when we gathered information about Teslas radio and the timeline
of events concerning Teslas radio and wireless system.

Edison Portrait with Inscription to Tesla. Digital image. Tesla Life and Legacy. PBS.org, n.d.
Web. 30 Nov. 2014.
This image allows readers to know what Thomas Edison looked like. Even though he was
Teslas rival, its still good to have basic knowledge of everybody in a situation.

The Grand Basin at the World Columbian Exposition, Chicago, IL, 1893.Digital image.
ExplorePAhistory.com. WITF, Inc., n.d. Web. 7 Dec. 2014.
This image helped provide a visual for how impressive Teslas generators were.
Theywere able to produce such a sight. This also lets the reader experience how
impressed the people who attended the exposition were most likely after seeing this
incredible view.

Nikola Tesla at Age 29. Digital image. Tesla Life and Legacy. PBS.org, n.d. Web. 30 Nov.
2014.
This image allows readers to know what Nikola Tesla looked like. It is better for readers
to be able to know what the person we are discussing looks like than not knowing what
he looked like at all.

"Nikola Tesla." Library of Congress. Bain News Service, n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2014.
This image allows readers to know what Nikola Tesla looked like. It is better for readers
to be able to know what the person we are discussing looks like than not knowing what
he looked like at all.

Peters, Dennis. "History Day Interview 1." Personal interview. 25 Nov. 2014.
This interview helped us understand how much Tesla impacted our daily lives. Mr. Peters
explained the alternating current and direct current to us. We were able to understand how
each of them worked and why the alternating current was better and more successful.

Promotional Illustration for Tesla's "World System" Digital image. Tesla Life and Legacy.
PBS.org, n.d. Web. 7 Dec. 2014.
These image is displayed on our Radio page to show what Tesla expected of his

tower,

and how he had to abandon the project before being able to complete it. It showed how
extravagant his dreams and inventions were and how much potential they had.
Rouse, Margaret. "Alternating Current (AC)." WhatIs.com. TechTarget, Jan. 2011. Web. 7
Dec. 2014.
This definition was very useful in helping to further define what Tesla invented. It made
it easier to describe alternating current in a way that readers can understand and in
a

way that we can understand. This definition also proved how useful Teslas

alternating

current is.

Tesla, Nikola. The Strange Life of Nikola Tesla. Comp. John R.H. Penner. St. Catharines:
John R.H. Penner, Ontario. PDF. Web. 26 Nov. 2014.
This autobiography by Tesla helped us understand how everything was from Teslas point
of view. We were able to understand his struggles and successes to better portray his
inventions and life in general.

Tesla's Tower with Dome Frame, Completed in 1904. Digital image. Tesla Life and Legacy.
PBS.org, n.d. Web. 7 Dec. 2014.

These image is displayed on our Radio page to show what Tesla expected of his tower,
and how he had to abandon the project before being able to complete it. It showed how
extravagant his dreams and inventions were and how much potential they had.

Transformer for High-Frequency Lighting. Digital image. Twenty-First Century Books.


Twenty-First Century Books, Colorado, n.d. Web. 7 Dec. 2014.
This image was very useful in showing a diagram of one of Teslas inventions. It is
used to help the reader further understand how one of Teslas inventions work.

"War of the Currents." Tesla Life and Legacy. PBS.org, n.d. Web. 30 Nov. 2014.
This article from PBS helped us gain knowledge on the War of Currents and the AC
motor versus the DC motor. It helped us know how much tension existed between Edison
and Tesla, and just how serious the matter was. It also helped us understand Teslas
legacy through the alternating current.

Vujovic, Ljubo, Dr. "Tesla Biography." Tesla Memorial Society of New York. N.p., n.d. Web.
23 Nov. 2014.
This article gave a very detailed account of Teslas life. It was very useful for learning
about different events in Teslas life and the different impacts he was able to
make.

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