Episode 1219
Join us as we explore the life of Nikola Tesla, the brilliant Serbian-American engineer and futurist best known for designing the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system. In this episode, we trace Tesla's journey from his upbringing in the Austrian Empire to his immigration to the United States, where he briefly worked for Thomas Edison before striking out on his own,.
Key topics discussed in this episode include:
• The War of Currents: How Tesla’s partnership with George Westinghouse and the development of the polyphase AC induction motor revolutionized the electric power industry, despite fierce competition,.
• Invention and Showmanship: Tesla’s dazzling public demonstrations, including the high-voltage Tesla coil, wireless lighting, and one of the first radio-controlled boats,,.
• The Wireless Dream: The ambitious experiments at Colorado Springs and the ill-fated Wardenclyffe Tower project, where Tesla hoped to achieve intercontinental wireless communication and power transfer before running out of funds,.
• A Reclusive End: Tesla’s later years living in New York hotels, his eccentric habits—such as nursing injured pigeons—and his sensational claims about inventing a particle beam "death ray",,.
Tune in to understand how a man who died penniless in a hotel room left a legacy that earned him the title of one of the most significant figures of all time.
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