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List of things named after Nikola Tesla

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Nikola Tesla (1856–1943)

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

Science and engineering

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Astronomical bodies

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Other

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Awards

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Biographical works

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Museums

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Enterprises and organizations

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  • Tesla Memorial Society (founded 1979), originally Lackawanna, New York, currently Ridgewood, Queens, New York
  • International Tesla Society (founded 1984), Colorado Springs
  • Nikola Tesla Science Development Association, Novi Sad, Serbia[10]
  • Native Association of Krajišniks "Nikola Tesla", Plandište, Serbia[11]
  • Tesla Savings Bank, Zagreb, Croatia[12]

Holidays and events

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  • Tesla Fest, Novi Sad, Serbia[13]
  • National Day of Science in Serbia, July 10
  • Nikola Tesla Day in Croatia, 10 July[14]
  • Day of Nikola Tesla, Association of Teachers in Vojvodina, 4–10 July.[15]
  • Day of Nikola Tesla, Niagara Falls, 10 July.[16]
  • Nikola Tesla annual electric vehicle rally in Croatia[17]

Music

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See: Nikola Tesla in popular culture

Places

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Nikola Tesla Memorial Center in Smiljan, Croatia
  • Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)[18]
  • 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.[19]
  • Nikola Tesla Boulevard, a portion of Burlington Street in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada[20]
  • 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.[21][22]

Schools

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of minor planet names. Contributor: International Astronomical Union. Springer. p. 290. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
  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. ^ "Memory of the World - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". UNESCO. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Tesla Memorial Society of New York Homepage". TeslaSociety.com. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Why the Name "Tesla?"". Tesla Motors. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 10 June 2008.
  6. ^ Ringle, Hayley (19 October 2018). "Behind the deal: How Nikola Motor steered its trucking technology to Arizona". Phoenix Business Journal. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Company Overview of Nikola Motor Company". Bloomberg. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  8. ^ Margerison, Charles (2011). Amazing Scientists: Inspirational Stories. Amazing People Club. p. 163. ISBN 978-1-921-75240-7.
  9. ^ Seifer, Marc J. (2001). Wizard: the life and times of Nikola Tesla: biography of a genius. Citadel. p. 464. ISBN 978-0-8065-1960-9.
  10. ^ "Nikola Tesla Science Development Association". NikolaTesla.io.ua. Archived from the original on 13 June 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  11. ^ "Native Association of Krajišniks "Nikola Tesla" - Plandište". ZuKNikolaTesla.org. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  12. ^ On March 30, 2018 bankruptcy proceedings were initiated against Tesla Štedna Banka
  13. ^ "36th International Festival of Innovations, Knowledge and Creativity – Tesla Fest". Association of Inventors of Vojvodina.
  14. ^ "National Day of Nikola Tesla - Day of Science, Technology and Innovation, 10 July". State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  15. ^ "Dan Nikole Tesle" (in Serbian). Vojvodina Online. Archived from the original on March 15, 2015.
  16. ^ Radulovic, Bojan. "Srpska škola". www.SrpskaSkola.ca. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  17. ^ "Nikola Tesla EV Rally – Croatia 2015 – Electric Rally – Mixture of Excellence and Technology". NikolaTeslaEVRally.com.hr. Kilovat Media. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  18. ^ "Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)". Airport-Desk.com. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
  19. ^ 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.
  20. ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/headlines/5-reasons-why-hamilton-is-renaming-part-of-burlington-st-after-nikola-tesla-1.3654375
  21. ^ "Madison's neighborhood secrets: West; Isthmus Publishing". Red Card Media. 9 May 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  22. ^ "The Origins of Some Madison, Wisconsin, Street Names". HistoricMadison.org. Archived from the original on 12 July 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  23. ^ "STEM High School formally named after Nikola Tesla". Redmond Reporter. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2017.