February 05, 2026 · Updated July 12, 2026
Electrical World (1891): Verified Tesla Coverage
Confirmed Tesla-related coverage in Electrical World issues from 1891, including the high-frequency lecture article.
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Confirmed issue with Tesla article
We confirmed Tesla’s high‑frequency lecture article in Electrical World Vol. 18, Issue 2 (July 11, 1891). The article begins on printed page 19 in the issue scan.
Issues under review
- Vol. 17, Issue 8 (Feb 21, 1891) — index lists Tesla on page 128, but the scan shows printed page 130; pagination mismatch is under review.
- Vol. 18, Issue 1 (Jul 4, 1891) — OCR search did not surface the Tesla article; likely the index entry corresponds to Issue 2.
Why this matters
Electrical World was a central trade journal documenting Tesla’s lectures and public demonstrations. By tying index entries to exact issue scans, we prevent later over‑citation or misattribution.
Sources
- Electrical World Vol. 18 Issue 2 (Jul 11, 1891): https://archive.org/details/sim_electrical-world_1891-07-11_18_2
- Electrical World Vol. 18 index (Jul–Dec 1891): https://archive.org/details/sim_electrical-world_july-4-dec-26-1891_18_index
- Electrical World Vol. 17 index (Jan–Jun 1891): https://archive.org/details/sim_electrical-world_jan-3-jun-27-1891_17_index
- Electrical World Vol. 17 Issue 8 (Feb 21, 1891): https://archive.org/details/sim_electrical-world_1891-02-21_17_8
- Electrical World Vol. 18 Issue 1 (Jul 4, 1891): https://archive.org/details/sim_electrical-world_1891-07-04_18_1
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