Mad electricity /
Nikola Tesla's bizarre vision of the future brought him failure, but his genius electrified the world. Travel to Niagara Falls where, in 1893, Tesla installed his new system of Alternating Electrical Current, known as "AC", the same power we use today. Tour the forgotten ruins of Tesl...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | This edition in English. |
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New York :
A & E Television Networks,
2008.
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| Series: | Modern marvels
VAST: Academic Video Online |
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| Summary: | Nikola Tesla's bizarre vision of the future brought him failure, but his genius electrified the world. Travel to Niagara Falls where, in 1893, Tesla installed his new system of Alternating Electrical Current, known as "AC", the same power we use today. Tour the forgotten ruins of Tesla's dream experiment: a huge tower on Long Island Sound he hoped would wirelessly power the world. Tesla claimed to have created a remarkable array of technologies: radar, death rays, invisibility devices and earthquake machines. More than 100 years ago Tesla foresaw the need for alternative energies like geothermal and solar. He had a lot on his mind, but he was also losing it. MODERN MARVELS® reveals the troubled and brilliant scientist.-- From publisher's website. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed Dec. 9, 2013). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (44 min.). |
| Playing Time: | 00:43:55 |