October 7, 1827. A body washes up on the shore of Lake Ontario. A Rochester newspaperman named Thurlow Weed believes he knows whose it is: William Morgan, a down-on-his-luck ex-Freemason who threatened to publish the order's secrets. He was pulled from a jail in Canandaigua a yea ...Show more
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A 5-min sample of our full interview about who Blackbeard really was, and the truth behind his pirate friends. Subscribe to HTW+ at htwpod.com or in your Apple Podcasts app to unlock full behind-the-scenes episodes.Eric Jay Dolin is the author of Black Flags, Blue Waters: The Epi ...Show more
The extraordinary life and prophetic inventions of the Serbian-American engineer Nikola Tesla. Bridget Kendall and guests discuss not just Tesla's key contributions to the design of modern electrical appliances and systems but also his dream of a worldwide system of free wireless ...Show more
Nikola Tesla was a power-player in the current war, where General Electric and Westinghouse fought over how America would get electricity. Tesla contributed to the development of the alternating-current electrical system that’s widely used today and discovered the rotating magnet ...Show more
Nikola Tesla—a brilliant mind whose visions of the future transformed the world. From harnessing the power of alternating current to dreaming of wireless energy, Tesla’s innovations shaped modern technology and inspired generations. But who was the man behind the genius, and what ...Show more
📖 Episode Transcripts in Link Below ⬇️ Today, we’ll dive into the life and legacy of Nikola Tesla, the brilliant inventor and visionary whose ideas shaped the modern world, from alternating current to wireless energy transmission. https://patreon.com/HistoryinSlowGerman?utm_medi ...Show more