NoMad in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Nikola Tesla
1856-1943
Photographed By Larry Gertner, 2005
1. Nikola Tesla Marker
In this house lived Nikola Tesla /1856-1943/, the great Yugoslav-American scientist-inventor, whose discoveries in the field of alternating electric current contributed to the advancement of the United States and the rest of the world.
Erected 1977 by Yugoslav-American Bicentennial Committee.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Immigration • Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine. A significant historical date for this entry is January 7, 1977.
Location. 40° 44.715′ N, 73° 59.416′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in NoMad. Marker is on West 27th Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 49 West 27th Street, New York NY 10001, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Tin Pan Alley (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Haymarket (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, DD., LL.D. (approx. 0.2 miles away); Marble Collegiate Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); 130 West 30th Street (approx. 0.2 miles away); General Worth Square (approx. 0.2 miles away); Major General William Jenkins Worth (approx. 0.2 miles away); Welcome to Madison Square Park! / Caring for Your Park (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.
More about this marker. This marker was shown in an episode (S12, ep. 1) of the Big Bang Theory appoximately 18 minutes into the episode, with the context being
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Also see . . .
1. Plaque of Nikola Tesla on Radio Wave Building (Atlas Obscura). '...In 1977, the appropriately-named Radio Wave Building in Lower Manhattan began displaying a plaque thanking Tesla for his work in the field of radio technology. Tesla, who lived in the building in its former incarnation as the Gerlach Hotel in 1896, experimented with radio waves there. The plaque notes Tesla’s advancements in the “field of alternating electric current.”... ' (Submitted on October 17, 2018.)
2. The 1883 Hotel Gerlach -- Nos. 49-55 West 27th Street. "Daytonian in Manhattan" entry. (Submitted on April 11, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed By Larry Gertner, October 18, 2018
2. Nikola Tesla /1856-1943/ Marker
The marker on the wall of the Radio Wave Building.
Napoleon Sarony / Bain News Service (courtesy of the Library of Congress), circa 1890
3. Nikola Tesla
Photographed By Larry Gertner, 2007
4. Nikola Tesla
This bust is located at the nearby Serbian Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Sava.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 13, 2018, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 365 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 13, 2018, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 2. submitted on October 18, 2018, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on October 17, 2018. 4. submitted on October 21, 2018, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
