List of things named after Nikola Tesla

This article is a list of things named after the engineer and inventor Nikola Tesla.

Nikola Tesla (1856–1943)

Science and engineering

Tesla coil
- Singing Tesla coil
Tesla's Egg of Columbus
Tesla Experimental Station
Tesla's oscillator
Tesla tower
Tesla turbine
Tesla (unit), an SI-derived unit for magnetic inductivity
Tesla valve

Astronomical bodies

Tesla, a 26 kilometer-wide crater on the far side of the moon[1]
2244 Tesla, a minor planet[1]

Other

Awards

Biographical works

Enterprises and organizations

Tesla, an electrotechnical conglomerate in former Czechoslovakia
Tesla, Inc, an American electric car manufacturer[3]
Nikola Motor Company, an American hybrid truck design company[4][5]
Ericsson Nikola Tesla, Croatian affiliate of the Swedish telecommunications equipment manufacturer Ericsson[6]
Nikola Tesla Museum
Tesla Electric Light and Manufacturing
Societies:[7]

Tesla Memorial Society (founded 1979), originally Lackawanna, New York, currently Ridgwood, Queens, New York
International Tesla Society (founded 1984), Colorado Springs

Udruženje za razvoj nauke Nikola Tesla, Novi Sad, Serbia[8]
Zavičajno udruženje Krajišnika Nikola Tesla, Plandište, Serbia[9]
Tesla Bank, Zagreb, Croatia[10]

Holidays and events

National Day of Science in Serbia, July 10
Nikola Tesla Day in Croatia, 10 July[11]
Day of Nikola Tesla, Association of Teachers in Vojvodina, 4–10 July.[12]
Day of Nikola Tesla, Niagara Falls, 10 July.[13]
Nikola Tesla annual electric vehicle rally in Croatia[14]

Music

See: Nikola_Tesla_in_popular_culture#Music

Places

Nikola Tesla Memorial Center in Smiljan, Croatia

Nikola Tesla Memorial Center in Smiljan
Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport[15]
Nikola Tesla Museum Archive in Belgrade[16][17]
TPP Nikola Tesla, the largest power plant in Serbia
128 streets in Croatia had been named after Nikola Tesla as of November 2008, making him the eighth most common street name origin in the country.[18]
Tesla Terrace, Madison, Wisconsin USA, the block running from North Rosa Road to North Kenosha Drive on the west side of Madison was long misspelled Telsa Terrace due to a sign-painting error in the 1940s or 1950s. The street's name was corrected to Tesla Terrace in 1987, after a class of Michigan third-graders mounted a letter-writing campaign in support of the change. [19][20]

Schools

Tesla STEM High School created in 2012 in Redmond, Washington as a choice school with a focus on STEM subjects. The name was chosen by a student vote.[21]

References

Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of minor planet names. Springer. p. 183. ISBN 3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
Vujovic, Dr. Ljubo. "Tesla Biography NIKOLA TESLA THE GENIUS WHO LIT THE WORLD". Tesla Memorial Society of New York. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
"Why the Name "Tesla?"". Tesla Motors. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 10 June 2008.
Ringle, Hayley (2018-10-19). "Behind the deal: How Nikola Motor steered its trucking technology to Arizona". Phoenix Business Journal. Retrieved 2019-01-07.
"Company Overview of Nikola Motor Company". Bloomberg. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
Margerison, Charles (2011). Amazing Scientists: Inspirational Stories. Amazing People Club. ISBN 978-1-921752-40-7. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
Seifer 2001, p. 464
"nikolatesla.io.ua". nikolatesla.io.ua. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
"Zavičajno udruženje Krajišnika Nikola Tesla - Plandište :: Naslovna strana". www.zuknikolatesla.org. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
http://www.tesla-banka.hr/
"National Day of Nikola Tesla - Day of Science, Technology and Innovation, July 10". DZIV. State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
"Dan Nikole Tesle" (in Serbian). Vojvodina Online. Archived from the original on March 15, 2015.
Radulovic, Bojan. "Srpska škola". www.srpskaskola.ca. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
"Nikola Tesla EV Rally – Croatia 2015 – Electric Rally – Mixture of Excellence and Technology". www.nikolateslaevrally.com.hr. Kilovat Media. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
"Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport". airport-desk.com. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
"Memory of the World | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". UNESCO. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
"Tesla Memorial Society of New York Homepage". Teslasociety.com. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
Letica, Slaven (29 November 2008). Bach, Nenad (ed.). "If Streets Could Talk. Kad bi ulice imale dar govora". Croatian World Network. ISSN 1847-3911. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
"Madison's neighborhood secrets: West; Isthmus Publishing". Red Card Media. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
"The Origins of Some Madison, Wisconsin, Street Names". historicmadison.org. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
"STEM High School formally named after Nikola Tesla | Redmond Reporter". Redmond Reporter. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2017.

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[Minorplanet-1] Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of minor planet names. Springer. p. 183. ISBN 3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 28 November 2010.

[2] Vujovic, Dr. Ljubo. "Tesla Biography NIKOLA TESLA THE GENIUS WHO LIT THE WORLD". Tesla Memorial Society of New York. Retrieved 30 April 2012.

[3] "Why the Name "Tesla?"". Tesla Motors. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 10 June 2008.

[4] Ringle, Hayley (2018-10-19). "Behind the deal: How Nikola Motor steered its trucking technology to Arizona". Phoenix Business Journal. Retrieved 2019-01-07.

[Bloomberg1-5] "Company Overview of Nikola Motor Company". Bloomberg. Retrieved 20 May 2018.

[6] Margerison, Charles (2011). Amazing Scientists: Inspirational Stories. Amazing People Club. ISBN 978-1-921752-40-7. Retrieved 28 April 2015.

[7] Seifer 2001, p. 464

[8] "nikolatesla.io.ua". nikolatesla.io.ua. Retrieved 15 January 2017.

[9] "Zavičajno udruženje Krajišnika Nikola Tesla - Plandište :: Naslovna strana". www.zuknikolatesla.org. Retrieved 15 January 2017.

[10] ttp://www.tesla-banka.hr/

[11] "National Day of Nikola Tesla - Day of Science, Technology and Innovation, July 10". DZIV. State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia. Retrieved 13 July 2015.

[12] "Dan Nikole Tesle" (in Serbian). Vojvodina Online. Archived from the original on March 15, 2015.

[13] Radulovic, Bojan. "Srpska škola". www.srpskaskola.ca. Retrieved 15 January 2017.

[14] "Nikola Tesla EV Rally – Croatia 2015 – Electric Rally – Mixture of Excellence and Technology". www.nikolateslaevrally.com.hr. Kilovat Media. Retrieved 28 April 2015.

[15] "Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport". airport-desk.com. Retrieved 29 November 2010.

[16] "Memory of the World | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". UNESCO. Retrieved 10 September 2012.

[17] "Tesla Memorial Society of New York Homepage". Teslasociety.com. Retrieved 2016-11-02.

[18] Letica, Slaven (29 November 2008). Bach, Nenad (ed.). "If Streets Could Talk. Kad bi ulice imale dar govora". Croatian World Network. ISSN 1847-3911. Retrieved 31 December 2014.

[19] "Madison's neighborhood secrets: West; Isthmus Publishing". Red Card Media. Retrieved 2020-01-14.

[20] "The Origins of Some Madison, Wisconsin, Street Names". historicmadison.org. Retrieved 2020-01-14.

[21] "STEM High School formally named after Nikola Tesla | Redmond Reporter". Redmond Reporter. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2017.