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Nikola Tesla Museum

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:20.
  • Biographical
  • Exhibit
  • Images
  • Modern (18th-20th Century)
  • Museum
  • Physical Sciences
  • Secondary Source
URL: 

http://www.yurope.com/org/tesla/muzeje.htm

Excerpt: 

The Museum of Nikola Tesla in Belgrade keeps complete personal belongings of Nikola Tesla, which were, according to his last will and thanks to the exceptional efforts of his nephew Sava Kosanoviæ, collected and transfered to Belgrade after his deathin New York in 1943. The wealth of arhive material, consisting of more than 150.000 various document referring to the life and creative work of Nikola Tesla, as well as the significance of his inventions which are presented at the exhibition, make this Museum a unique institution both in Yugoslavija and in the world.

Annotation: 

The Museum of Nikola Tesla in Belgrade, Serbia hosts many of the personal belongings of Nikola Tesla that were removed from New York after his death in 1943. The archives including 150,000 various document referring to the life and creative work of Nikola Tesla, as well as the significance of his inventions which are presented at the exhibition, make this Museum a unique institution both in Yugoslavia and in the world. Tesla was a key figure in the development of electricity and radio. The Museum provides a walk through of sorts with brief descriptions and a few images from each of the seven rooms. Information about the archives is not provided.

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