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Section 9, Chapter 48 | '''''The FBI and the Missing Tesla Papers''''' is a 1986 work by [[Marc J Seifer]]. It corresponds to Section 9, Chapter 48 (pages 455–482) of his larger study ''Nikola Tesla: Psychohistory of a Forgotten Inventor'', later expanded into the full biography ''Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla'' (1996). | ||
==Overview== | |||
The piece examines what became of Nikola Tesla's papers and effects after his death in 1943, and the U.S. government's involvement with them. Drawing on Freedom of Information Act requests to the FBI and other agencies, Seifer investigates the seizure and examination of Tesla's documents (amid wartime concerns about his "death ray" and other inventions) and the subsequent questions about missing material. | |||
==About the author== | |||
Marc J. Seifer is an American author and retired adjunct professor (Roger Williams University). His Tesla biography ''Wizard'' was praised as "serious scholarship" by ''Scientific American'' and is based largely on primary sources including FOIA-obtained government documents. | |||
==Publication details== | |||
* '''Author:''' [[Marc J Seifer]] | |||
* '''Published:''' 1986 (as part of a larger work) | |||
==Links to Purchase Book== | ==Links to Purchase Book== | ||
* [ | * [https://www.amazon.com/FBI-Missing-Tesla-Papers/dp/B001NR2OS0 The FBI and the Missing Tesla Papers] (Amazon) | ||
[[Category:Tesla|fbi missing tesla papers]] | [[Category:Book|fbi and the missing tesla papers]] | ||
[[Category:Tesla|fbi and the missing tesla papers]] | |||
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| Author | Marc J Seifer |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Tesla, history |
| Published | 1986 |
The FBI and the Missing Tesla Papers is a 1986 work by Marc J Seifer. It corresponds to Section 9, Chapter 48 (pages 455–482) of his larger study Nikola Tesla: Psychohistory of a Forgotten Inventor, later expanded into the full biography Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla (1996).
Overview
The piece examines what became of Nikola Tesla's papers and effects after his death in 1943, and the U.S. government's involvement with them. Drawing on Freedom of Information Act requests to the FBI and other agencies, Seifer investigates the seizure and examination of Tesla's documents (amid wartime concerns about his "death ray" and other inventions) and the subsequent questions about missing material.
About the author
Marc J. Seifer is an American author and retired adjunct professor (Roger Williams University). His Tesla biography Wizard was praised as "serious scholarship" by Scientific American and is based largely on primary sources including FOIA-obtained government documents.
Publication details
- Author: Marc J Seifer
- Published: 1986 (as part of a larger work)
Links to Purchase Book
- The FBI and the Missing Tesla Papers (Amazon)