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Dec 3, 2023 - Very bad and sad news! Hooligans and thefts vandalized and stole all bronze plaques (including Tesla's one) from SPARK memorial park in Calgary dedicated to 4 Serbian scientists: Nikola Tesla, Mihajlo Pupin, Milutin Milankovic and Mileva Maric.Please visit SPARK website to see how you can help to recover our great memorial park.


Dec 2, 2023 - Mitacs:Tesla in Science Textbooks project - Note that Athabasca University has posted the position to work on Tesla in Science Textbooks project. Angela and Farook are ready to interview short-listed candidates.


Jun 2, 2023 Tesla visiting Belgrade 1892 newspaper article. Thank you Majda,Lillian and Lydia for translation to English! Original Serbian newspaper version.


June 14, 2023 - Mitacs:Tesla in Science Textbooks project - Great news! Our research proposal for Mitacs Accelerate has successfully passed the research review. Thank you Angela and team!


Feb 8, 2023 - Mitacs:Tesla in Science Textbooks project - Very exciting news that our application (Tesla in Science Textbooks) got submitted to the Mitacs!


July 31, 2021 - We are sponsoring movie "Tesla Nation" on CEFF in November. Please check tickets on Calgary European Film Festival website


July 30, 2021 - Nikola Tesla in newspapers in 1890's. This PDF like a time mashine will take you back to Tesla's time: Tesla in his time news PDF


July 10, 2021 - CTS presented virtual presentation - Life and Legacy of Nikola Tesla. Stay tuned for new next presentation in September.


July 10, 2021 - Nikola Tesla Team Canada - Tesla Tales Across Time video on 165th Nikola Tesla birthday, Watch this video on YouTube - Tesla Tales Across Time


March 10, 2021 - We are proud to announce that Nikola Tesla Arts Contest(by NTHSA) winners are:

Ana Milanovic,CTS, for Nikola Tesla in Light paintings
Peter Bracket,CTS, delivered a great presentation on NTHSA-Science Series-Lecture on Electromagnetism - watch on our YT channel and
Majda Dordjevic,CTS, for FOUR SHORT STORIES ABOUT NIKOLA TESLA


Feb 27, 2021 - New Society board is elected. Fifth AGM report will be mailed out to society members in March 2021


January 29, 2021 - Nikola Tesla Arts Contest by NTHSA - apply by 7 March 2021 How to apply


January 28, 2021 - Fifth CTS AGM meeting (virtual) date/time soon to be announced


July 28, 2020 - Please enjoy and share our YouTube channel: CTS Youtube channel


July 10, 2020 - Happy birthday Nikola Tesla! Please enjoy and share this video created by Nikola Tesla Team Canada: https://youtu.be/s2j0h_tlCzg


November 24, 2019 - The board will start Calgary's schools presentation about Nikola Tesla in 2019/20 on 29 November. Please contact us at school@teslasociety.ca to schedule one in your kid's school.


November 20, 2019 - CTS got scheduled 12 Nikola Tesla presentations in Calgary Libraries locations next winter and spring.


September 25, 2019 - CTS is community partner for excellent movie about Serbian immigrant (like Tesla). The move is Easy Land on CIFF. More information and free tickets on our Facebook page .


September 16, 2019 - CTS is going to deliver the first (of 11 scheduled) Nikola Tesla presentations in Shawnessy Calgary Library on September 19 at 6pm, Kids 8-12 program.


June 10, 2019 - The Mayor of Edmonton, Don Iveson, has proclaimed July 10th to be Nikola Tesla Day. Great job Nikola Tesla society from Edmonton - Alberta's Tesla Wave!
Nenshi let us "Be Part of 'Tesla' Energy"!


May 22, 2019 - Great news! CTS got scheduled 11 Nikola Tesla presentations in Calgary Libraries locations next fall.


May 6, 2019 - The Calgary Tesla Award winner Oberon Technologies is now a finalist for Enactus 2019 Student Entrepreneur. Read more in this article.


May, 2019 - Visit society booth at Serbian Fest 2019 on 18th and 19th May 2019. More information on serbianfest.ca.


Feb 23rd, 2019 - New Society board is elected. Fourth AGM report will be mailed out to society members in March 2019 .


Jan 25th, 2019 - The Society started to deliver Nikola Tesla presentations in Calgary schools. Please check this school's presentations page.


Jan 2019 - Invitation are sent out for Fourth Annual General Meeting (AGM). The AGM meeting is scheduled for Saturday, February 23, 2019 at 11AM.


December 15th, 2018 - 2018 was great year for our society! Please help us to deliver next year more Nikola Tesla presentations to Calgary's schools. Please use this contact form to help with arranging school presentations about Nikola Tesla.


November 6th, 2018 - Tesla Motor Night was great event with great audience and great speakers. More than 100 visitors enyoyed opportunity to hear about Nikola Tesla life and achivements. Thank you! /event


October 2018 - Let us celebrate the 130th anniversary of Nikola Tesla motor invention - Tesla Motor Night. The event is scheduled in 6th November 2018 at 6PM in Glenbow Museum. More details and to buy tickets here: teslasociety.ca/event. Limited number of tickets avaliable at the entrance as well.


September 18th, 2018 - We are proud to anounce 2018 - Calgary Tesla Award. More information and free registration here Tesla Award


Jun 2018 - Our society is preparing an event to celebrate the 130th anniversary of Nikola Tesla motor invention - Tesla Motor Night. The event is scheduled in 6th November 2018. More details here teslasociety.ca/event


May 29th, 2018 - The Society delivered one Nikola Tesla presentation to Connect Charter Elementary School by Dr Majda Djordjevic and Zoran Milanovic. A total of approximately 70 students and their science teachers attended the presentation.


May 22nd, 2018 - The Society delivered two Nikola Tesla presentations to Brentwood Elementary School by Dr Majda Djordjevic, Peter Brackett and Zoran Milanovic. A total of approximately 80 students and their science teachers attended the presentations.


May 19th and 20th, 2018 - The Society was part of Serbian Fest 2018 with our Tesla booth. Great number of visitors and many answered questions.
Thank you to Olga Voncina, Tijana Vujadinovic, Milovan Fustic, Jagos Radovic and Rajko Pavic for helping on the booth.


May 1st, 2018 - The Society delivered Nikola Tesla presentation to Edgemont Elementary School by Dr Majda Djordjevic and Zoran Milanovic. A total of approximately 140 students and their science teachers attended. After, a movie about Nikola Tesla discussion was developed in which students actively participated. At the end, experiments with plasma globe were performed. They, in their rudimentary form, were discovered by Nikola Tesla. Students' interest surpassed our expectations so that the discussion continued after the end of the class, as long as the time permitted.


Mar 19th, 2018 - The Society delivered Nikola Tesla presentations to Westgate Elementary School in Calgary! Two presentations were delivered by CTS's Dr Majda Djordjevic and Zoran Milanovic. Each presentation was attended by 2 classes of grade 5 students, their science teachers and the school principal. 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 students’ knowledge about electromagnetism, a discussion was developed in which students actively participated. At the end, experiments with plasma globe were performed. They, in their rudimentary form were discovered by Nikola Tesla. Students’ interest surpassed our expectations so that the discussion continued after the end of the class, as long as the time permitted.
Please help us to contact other interested schools. You can contact the society with information on this link CTS presentations.


Mar 2018 - New Society board is elected. Third AGM report will be mailed out to society members in April 2018 .


Feb 2018 - Invitation are sent out for Third Annual General Meeting (AGM). The AGM meeting is scheduled for Sunday, 25th February 2018 at 3PM.


Jan 2018 - We are proud to anounce 2018 - Calgary Tesla Award. More information here Award


October 2017 - The board started new intiative for Calgary's schools presentation about Nikola Tesla in 2018


September 2017 - The winner of the first CTS award was Doppio! Teddy Seyed, the innovator, is a PhD student in the Department of Computer Science.


July 2017 - UofC the Campus Arts Committee rejected to approve any location on UofC campus for Nikola Tesla statue which would be fully funded by Calgary Tesla Society and its supporters.


Apr 2017 - Calgary Tesla Award is established to honor Serbian-American scientist and inventor Nikola Tesla.


Mar 2017 - We are proud to announce another great presentation about Tesla's life and work in U of C EEEL 161. on 29th March at 7PM. Presenting Dr Majda Djordjevic.


Feb 2017 - Second AGM report will be mailed out to society members in May 2017.


Jan 2017 - Invitation are sent out for Second Annual General Meeting (AGM). The AGM meeting is scheduled for Sunday, March 5, 2017 at 3PM.


Nov 2016 - Tesla Tribute Night was a great success! Over 100 visitors and great support for Tesla!


Jun 2016 - Our society is preparing event to celebrate the 160th anniversary of Nikola Tesla’s birth - Tesla Tribute Night. The event is scheduled on November 3rd, 2016 at 7PM in Calgary Petroleum Club and all profit will go towards the establishing Calgary Tesla Award


Mar 2016 - AGM report is mailed out to society members in March 2016.


Jan 2016 - Invitation are sent out for first Annual General Meeting (AGM). The AGM meeting is scheduled for Sunday, February 21, at 3PM.

Our Purpose and Vision

The purpose of this Society is to honor the memory of the great Serbian-American scientist and inventor Nikola Tesla, and to educate and promote greater public awareness of his accomplishments. Calgary Tesla Society is a non-profit, non-political, volunteer membership only organization.


Honor

To honour Tesla, a true altruist who put mankind before his own self. The man who "lit the world".

Educate

To educate the public about the often overlooked man responsible for major patents in AC power production and distribution, motors, radio, wireless...etc. To establish Tesla Fund to help young and talented researchers.

Promote

To promote awareness about Tesla and his triumphs.

Tesla Society Team

We are a group of citizens with a passion to promote Tesla's legacy.

MEET THE BOARD

Membership fees are annual: $30 for regular members, $15 for seniors and $10 for students.

For $30 membership/donation payment and more you will receive our Tesla t-shirts. Send us your Canada mailing address.

Your membership fee will go towards supporting society activities. Pay membership and become a member.
The membership fee can be payed by e-Transfer, PayPal or by mailed cheque. Annual financial report is delivered to society members at AGM in February.

Donate or pay membership fee

...or use Interac e-Transfer to email your donation or membership fee to teslasociety.ca@gmail.com

Mailing Address: Bay 2D, 624 Beaver Dam Rd NE, Calgary T2K 4W6, Alberta

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Nikola Tesla


From Wikipedia: Nikola Tesla (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Тесла; 10 July 1856 – 7 January 1943) was a Serbian American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and futurist best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system.

Please, read this free book about Nikola Tesla.
American Institute of Electrical Engineers, May 1888.
Listen to New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia's Eulogy on Nikola Tesla on January 10, 1943

Society Activities


Calgary Tesla Society organizes its activities through four chapter activities:

Community Outreach

Monuments and Public Names

Scholarships- Calgary Tesla Award

Exhibits

Society Activities document.

Community Outreach


We organize and support presentations about Tesla’s work and life and we work to implement information about Tesla into high-school curriculum.

Scholarships

Monument


Nikola Tesla is an under-recognized inventor who was instrumental to our mainstay system of electricity transfer (alternating current) and made hundreds of significant and groundbreaking inventions in areas of wireless energy, wireless communication, magnetism, radio, x-rays, cosmic rays, radar, robotics, tele-automation and much more.

We need your help and support to unveil a monument to Nikola Tesla in Calgary.

Tesla Monument intiative document.
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Tesla Road Initiative


We suport intiative to rename 243 Ave E (on Range Road 294), Alberta, Canada to Nikola Tesla Road.

Contact Tesla Society


If you want to participate in our volunteer work,support our projects and/or
join as a member, please contact us using this form.


How to donate or pay your membership


Membership fees are annual: $30 for regular members, $15 for seniors and $10 for students.

Your membership fee and donation will go towards supporting society activities. Use any of these payment options:

Donate or pay membership fee
  • Use Interac e-Transfer to email teslasociety.ca@gmail.com
  • Mail you cheque for Calgary Tesla Society to: Calgary Tesla Society, Bay 2D, 624 Beaver Dam Rd NE, Calgary T2K 4W6, Alberta
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