About the Tesla Science Foundation

The Tesla Science Foundation got its start as the Nikola Tesla Inventors Club on July 10th, 2004.  The goal of the organization was to promote the life and legacy of Nikola Tesla and to also give inventors interested in Tesla's work an opportunity to work together.  We quickly realized that there was much more interest in Tesla than in an inventors club and formed the Nikola Tesla Club.  The Nikola Tesla Club is still around and is a strong organization with affiliates in several different cities and countries.

On January 7, 2010, the Tesla Science Foundation was officially incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

Today, we have connected Tesla enthusiasts around the world.  We have contact with over 12,000 people who share our vision of telling the world about Tesla.  Additionally, we have found great opportunities to work with other Tesla-related organizations and there is strong interest in starting chapters all over the US and the world.  We have been approached to join in on several great projects, some of which could lead to a solution for the world energy crisis.

For the past three years, we have hosted over 100 lectures, conferences and social events, making the Tesla Science Foundation the most active Tesla-related group in the world.  But we're not satisfied yet.  We need to do more.  And for that reason, we need to change our strategy and grow as a group.  We will need full time employees and a physical space to promote Tesla's life and work the way he deserves.

The plan for this year is to broadcast most of our lectures over our webinar, allowing up to 1000 Tesla-enthusiasts to tune in live from across the globe.  Additionally, we will post the recordings of lectures to  www.TeslaTalk.TV for all to listen later.  We have unlimited storage on our server and plan to use it.

This kind of exposure will build a community.  Lecturers will become known for their specialized knowledge and the more popular lecturers will be invited to speak again and to conferences.  Our awards committee will also recognize top speakers.  

Moreover, we will be offering an award for a project in the works to recognize efforts and offer the Tesla Science Foundation's assistance in completing the project. Our Presidential Scholarship will be awarded to talented students who display a commitment to our mission of promoting the life and legacy of Nikola Tesla. 

Awards will be given twice per year.  Once at the annual Tesla Days Celebration July 9th and 10th in Philadelphia and at the "Spirit of Tesla" Commemorative Conference in New York on January 7th.

I urge all Tesla enthusiasts to get involved in this cooperation effort.  We need everyone working together.  Join our group.  Join our board.  We will even have online board meetings to minimize time commitment.

Personal Interest

From a very early age I studied everything I could about Tesla.  As I child, I had the opportunity to spend a lot of time with George Gostovic, a personal friend of Nikola Tesla.  Some of the information I learned about Tesla just didn't add up and led me to question some of what is out there about Tesla.  In particular, I have always questioned the story of Tesla's death and what happened after his death.

I have done a lot of work to investigate Tesla's death and what happened to his body and his work upon his death, but have not found enough information to publish an opinion.  If you would like to work on this "Tesla Detectives" project with me, please let me know

Truly yours,

Nikola Lonchar

President and Founder

Tesla Science Foundation

Founder/President of the Tesla Science Foundation.

During my early childhood, I had the privilege of living in the same neighborhood as George Gostovic, who was the strongest Serb in the world. He was also a personal friend of Tesla. I also lived about 5 miles away from the Nikola Tesla Museum and visited many times. I was hoping that Mr. Gostovic would teach me to fight, but instead he taught me about the importance of Tesla's work and philosophy. It is through Tesla and Mr. Gostovic that I began to love America. To me, Tesla's coming to America made his achievements possible.

For me, Tesla is an inspiration and holds the solution for most of the problems our planet faces today. Completing Tesla's work would create a heaven on earth. There wouldn't be as much war or pollution and free energy would increase quality of life for all. Adding unencumbered communications would also help us progress.

I have been involved with inventions since I was a child and have several patents and awards, the most important to me being the Nikola Tesla Gold Medal. I worked to collect as much as I could that is Tesla-related, especially if rare.

My whole family is in someway affected by Tesla. My son did a presentation about Tesla in 8th grade. The crowd was interested in learning more about the "Forgotten Genius" but it was clear how little people actually knew about Tesla. This inspired me to start the Nikola Tesla Inventors Club. We have since held many lectures, meetings, science conferences and inventors conventions.

The depth of my research on Tesla has led me to a lot of doubts regarding the documents that we have about Tesla, specifically those presented by John O'Neill. Spreading the truth about Tesla was the primary mission in starting the group, but I had no idea how big of a project that would be. Before we can spread the truth, we have to find out the truth. I have doubts surrounding Tesla's cremation as well; it was not documented and impermissible by Orthodox Christian values.

In 2004 a group of Tesla Enthusiasts helped me start the Nikola Tesla Inventors Club, which led to both the Nikola Tesla Club and the Tesla Science Foundation. Today, I believe we are the most active Tesla group worldwide and we work together with other organizations and have a lab in Zemun.

It has always troubled me that someone so important to American history has been left out of its teaching altogether. The Smithsonian barely mentions Tesla in its electricity exhibits.

When Tesla closed the Wardenclyffe tower, he said that it would work when the time came. Is now the time? Has our human consciousness come to the level necessary to fully realize Tesla's visions?