Nikola Tesla Library Presentations

by Calgary Tesla Society


How to order Nikola Tesla presentation in your library?

All presentations are free of charge and adjusted to audience average age and knowledge about electricity.
Free books about Nikola Tesla are donated to library location.
Please contact your library and express interest to have your child attend Nikola Tesla presentation organized by Calgary Library Office and CTS.

General Presentations Program

Short introduction about Nikola Tesla and the Society
15 minutes movie about Nikola Tesla from Nikola Tesla Museum in Belgrade
Life and work of great Nikola Tesla presentation (adjusted to students grades and knowledge)
Stories about energy flow and transformations in nature and how Tesla helped to harness energy for humanity
Simplified AC generator motor demos /br> Tesla globe presentation
Levitating Nikola bulb presentation
Questions and free books about Nikola Tesla presented to your library

Summary
At the beginning, a movie “Nikola Tesla - Spirit, Work, Vision” was shown by special permission of the Nikola Tesla Museum in Belgrade. Based on the movie and kids' knowledge about electromagnetism, a discussion was developed in which kids actively participated. At the end, experiments with plasma globe were performed. They, in their rudimentary form, were discovered by Nikola Tesla.

List of CTS presentations for 2020

2020
Library Date Age # Attending Presenters & Tech.Support Links
Country Hills 11 June, 6:30PM T. Vujadinovic
E. Ghaderpour
Shawnessey 7 June, 2:00 PM T. Vujadinovic
E. Ghaderpour
Z. Milanovic
Seton 24 May, 2:00PM T. Vujadinovic
E. Ghaderpour
Z. Milanovic
Crowfoot - CANCELLED 11 May, 6:30PM T. Vujadinovic
E. Ghaderpour
Z. Milanovic
Village Square - CANCELLED 28 April, 6:30PM T. Vujadinovic
E. Ghaderpour
Loise Riley - CANCELLED 4 April, 11:00AM T. Vujadinovic
E. Ghaderpour
Z. Milanovic
Saddletowne - CANCELLED 22 March, 2:00 PM T. Vujadinovic
E. Ghaderpour
Signal Hill 4 March, 6:30 PM Kids Program 8-12 25 T. Vujadinovic
E. Ghaderpour
Rocky Ridge 29 February, 11:00 AM Kids Program 8-12 22 T. Vujadinovic
E. Ghaderpour


From Library Staff:
Today's Nikola Tesla presentation was well attended and reached its maximum capacity of 20 (included a few caregivers and a sibling or two); pictures are attached. There was a good balance of lecturing versus interactive elements of the presentation, which was age appropriate and engaging. The presenters mentioned that if they were in a program room some of their props would have been more impactful. For example, they had a large glass ball with electricity inside that they normally dim or turn off the lights for in a program room. Overall, despite the challenges of the vitrine area, I think that we should continue to host events in the space as there is clearly a demand and interest for it.
Southwood 15 February, 11:00 AM Kids Program 8-12 10 T. Vujadinovic
E. Ghaderpour
Louise Riley 22 January, 6:30 PM Kids Program 8-12 24 T. Vujadinovic
E. Ghaderpour
Quarry Park 18 January, 2:00 PM Kids Program 8-12 25 T. Vujadinovic
E. Ghaderpour

List of CTS presentations for 2019

2019
Library Date Age # Attending Presenters & Tech.Support Links
Seton 20 November, 6:30PM Kids Program 8-12 21 T. Vujadinovic
E. Ghaderpour
Z. Milanovic
Crowfoot 9 November, 2:30PM Kids Program 13-17 10 T. Vujadinovic
E. Ghaderpour
P. Brackett
Seton 6 November, 7PM Kids Program 13-17 TBD T. Vujadinovic
E. Ghaderpour
Judith Umrach 29 October, 7PM Kids Program 13-17 10 T. Vujadinovic
E. Ghaderpour
P. Brackett
Central 26 October, 12PM Kids Program 13-17 10 T. Vujadinovic
E. Ghaderpour
Z. Milanovic
P. Verhaegh
Bowness 19 October, 10:30AM Kids Program 8-12 12 T. Vujadinovic
E. Ghaderpour
Fish Creek 16 October Kids Program 13-17 12 T. Vujadinovic
E. Ghaderpour
Z. Milanovic
Shawnessy 10 October Kids Program 13-17 10 T. Vujadinovic
E. Ghaderpour
Z. Milanovic
Nose Hill 5 October Kids Program 8-12 15 T. Vujadinovic
E. Ghaderpour
P. Brackett
Country Hills 26 September Kids Program 13-17 9 T. Vujadinovic
E. Ghaderpour
P. Brackett
Shawnessy 19 September Kids Program 8-12 25 T. Vujadinovic
E. Ghaderpour
Z. Milanovic