118 исторических миниатюр и 108 авторских текстов на 13 иностранных языках. Сборник (СИ)

After the third (or the second?) mentions I at first involuntarily, and then also intentionally have thought: "And who writes about Nikola Tesla?".

Further behind this question there was naturally another: "And what write about Nikola Tesla?".

Then, in the tide of some audacity, I had to ask myself, "What do you need to write about Nikola Tesla?"

2. Who writes about Nikola Tesla?

So, first question: who writes about Nikola Tesla? In "automatic mode", reading a biography of Nikola Tesla, I found some information about Thomas Commerford Martin.

He is referred to by different biographers (though not all). And the book by Vladimir Pistalo contains the words "With the warm-eyed Martin, he wrote a biography ...".

In English-speaking Wikipedia there is article about Thomas Commerford Martin ("Thomas Commerford Martin"), in article - I have got acquainted with her on July 23, 2016 - his book "The Inventions, Researches, and Writings of Nikola Tesla (1893; third edition, 1894)" is mentioned. The book in English, is available on the Internet.

As well as Nikola Tesla, Thomas Commerford Martin was born in July, 1856. (Fans of astrology might find in this circumstance the prerequisites of personal compatibility). Thomas Commerford Martin personally spoke with Nikola Tesla.

We will make an additional facultative remark. The above article in Wikipedia listed among other publications Thomas Commerford Martin: "Edison, His Life and Inventions (1910), with Frank Lewis Dryer".

And among works which A.V. Kamensky used when writing a essay "Edison" (1891) there was a work: ""Edison and his inventions", Chicago, 1889". Similar names. It here coincidence. This remark can induce to a conclusion that Thomas Commerford Martin was the qualified, skilled and vigorous author.

If one identifies such an attribute of books about Tesla as "biographical" the mention of Thomas Commerford Martin, perhaps is a kind of indicator of "biographical". (Except the "biographical", perhaps we can talk about "belletristics", "fantastic" ("irreality"), "reparatively", other characteristics).

Judging by article in Wikipedia, Thomas Commerford Martin is engineer, teacher, a professional writer (the author of publications, the editor of the magazine; he wrote both about Nikola Tesla, and about Thomas Edison).. It is possible, lawful to carry it to number of historians of science and technology. He died much earlier of Nikola Tesla, 17 may 1924 (aged 67 years).

In the majority of biographic works there is a mention of John Joseph O'Neill called by Nikola Tesla's "biographer", who was personally communicating with Tesla, published Tesla's biography in 1944 the next year after Tesla's death. John J. O'Neill is a journalist. He won the 1937 Pulitzer Prize. His years of life: 1889-1953, approximately he has died at the age of 64 years.

Nikola Tesla had literary abilities. He published articles on different questions, including, concerning own biography. (In the preface to the collection of his lectures and articles there is a phrase: "Doctor's degree has been appropriated to him by the universities: Sorbonne (Paris), Colombia, Vienna, Prague, Belgrade, Zagreb, Yale, Nebraska, Grenoble, Brno, Bucharest, Graz, Sofia, etc.").

So, we can call the three major biographers, contemporaries of Nikola Tesla: (1) Nikola Tesla, (2) Thomas Commerford Martin (3) John Joseph O'Neill.

The Russian-speaking writers writing about Nikola Tesla quite a lot. Name (1) B. N. Rzhonsnitsky (1909-1983), professional writer (author of Publications, editor), archivist, historian of science and Technology, (2) Matonin E. V. (born 1964), acting journalist and writer.

"A pioneer in the field of polyphase currents," named Nikola Tesla author of a number of Russian-language books on the history of technology L. D. Belkind (years of life: 1896-1869).

Of course, to name all authors, Russian-speaking, English-speaking, and writing in other languages, which have published works about Nikola Tesla is a very difficult task. So I will confine myself to enumerated names. I think that those authors whose names are not mentioned in this essay can't be touched or offended: any reader, having used "search engine" on the Internet, finds names and surnames of various authors writing about Nikola Tesla.

So, if to sum up some results on a subject: "who writes about Nikola Tesle?", it is possible to state existence of terms and phrases in biographies of the corresponding authors: "professor", "teacher", "professional writer (author of publications, editor)", "journalist", "writer", "historian of science and technology", "archivist", "engineer". The word "actor" was met. It is possible to add to the list also the term "genius" - Nikola Tesla also among authors.

Look at the words "genius (lat. genius)" and "engineer (from lat. ingenium - the ability, ingenuity)"... And think: in those words have something in common... Or it only seems?..