Tesla Electrifies the World

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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 is remembered as an enigmatic, eccentric genius who harnessed the power of electricity. But if we strip away some of this myth, what can we really say about the inventor's life and legacy? For this Life of the Week episode, Iwan Morus joins Ellie Cawthorne to reveal ...  Show more

Meet Nikola Tesla, an engineer WHO was instrumental in inventing some of the world's most prominent technologies, such as air conditioning and the modern-day lightbulb! Join Rebecca Sheir as we meet this innovator and discover how his WOWs have changed the world! Head to

📖 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