Locate all instances of Nikola Tesla's book in Fallout 3. This guide details every spawn location, from Arlington Library to Vault 106, to help you find this valuable item.
Walkthrough
- 1Arlington Library Area - Talon Company Camp: South-east of the Arlington Library, on the topmost level of the encampment, on a small round table near some bunk beds.
- 2Capitol Building - Capitol Building West Entrance: In a locked supply room (Hard difficulty). The book is on a table.
- 3Deathclaw Sanctuary: Inside the Deathclaw Sanctuary, on the metal object next to the Endurance bobblehead. From the entrance, go past the pillar and look left.
- 4Evergreen Mills - Evergreen Mills Bazaar: In one of the locked rooms (key required) up a hill past Smiling Jack’s store. It’s on one of the bunk beds.
- 5Farragut West Station: In a room to the north by the Tenleytown/Friendship Station. The book is in a safe behind a desk.
- 6Foggy Bottom Station: East of the exit to Dupont Circle. The book is on top of some machinery between a desk and a robot pod.
- 7Fort Bannister - Commanding Officer’s Office: On the bottom floor, on top of a metal covering over a passage/doorway, behind a partial barrier of sandbags. Jump down from the stairwell above to reach it.
- 8Jocko’s Pop & Gas Stop: On the counter, in plain sight.
- 9Jury Street Metro Station Area - Gold Ribbon Grocers: West of the Jury Street Metro Station, on the floor in the south-west corner of the store, near a skeleton and a Tumbler’s Today magazine.
- 10Little Lamplight - Reactor Chamber: In the south-western corner of the level, beyond a closed door. The book is in a wooden crate on the ground near a mannequin.
- 11Mason Dixon Salvage Area - Abandoned Shack: In the Northwesternmost Abandoned Shack, on a table by a first aid box.
- 12Mason Dixon Salvage Area - Abandoned Tent: North-east of the Mason Dixon Salvage area, inside an Abandoned Tent, on a metal shelf.
- 13MDPL-21 Power Station - Power Substation: West of the Oasis, inside the Power Substation, on a workbench.
- 14Megaton - Your House: If you have purchased the “Science” theme for your house in Megaton, the book should appear somewhere within it.
- 15Museum of History - Museum of History Entrance: From the entrance, go west into the ladies bathroom. The book is on the floor inside a stall.
- 16Museum of Technology - Museum of Technology Atrium: From the entrance, go south-east through a door, past two bathrooms and up some stairs to a room with two terminals. Near the Museum Maintenence console.
- 17National Guard Depot: In a supply room on a metal shelf in the south-eastern corner of the bottom floor.
- 18Red Racer Factory - CEO Offices: From the entrance, head north, take a left down a tunnel, and enter the first door on the left (Average difficulty lock). The book is on a metal bookshelf.
- 19RobCo Facility - Offices and Cafeteria: In the north-western part of the area, on a table in front of a filing cabinet.
- 20Robot Repair Center: In Sector A, in the north-west corner, on the ground floor, near a Protectron on a table.
- 21SatCom Array NW-05a Area: Between SatCom Array NW-05a and the MPDL-05 Power Station, on top of a blue boat south-east of a Raider-occupied dock.
- 22Taft Tunnel: During the quest “The Waters of Life”, in the Taft Tunnel, behind a generator on a table with a Nuka-Cola Quantum.
- 23VAPL-84 Power Station Area: North of the VAPL-84 Power Station, inside the rubble of destroyed houses, on a counter near some large destroyed books.
- 24Vault 92 - Sound Testing: On a desk near the note “Professor Malleus Audio Log V92-06”.
- 25Vault 106 - Living Quarters: In the first room on the left from the stairs (a classroom). On a large desk, at the bottom of three stacked wooden crates.
Tips
- Some locations require lockpicking skills or keys.
- Pay attention to environmental details for precise placement.
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