The desiderata in an ideal turbine group themselves nnder ... a demonstration model which is in operation in Mr. Tesla's office. This little pump, driven by an electric motor of 1/12 horsepower ...

Never the less, [Tesla] designed a device that later became known as the Tesla Turbine. Tesla turbines are made out of a series of thin disks attached to a central rotor. Air or steam is injected ...

This is by no means the first turbomolecular pump to make it to these pages, in 2016 we brought you one taking inspiration from a Tesla turbine.