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Since I had talked about electric cars. How about a thank you to Nikola Tesla.One of the greatest geniuses of all time.He pretty much invented the world we live in.

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Since I had talked about electric cars.

How about a thank you to Nikola Tesla.One of the greatest geniuses of all time.He pretty much invented the world we live in.

Science and Invention Feb 1922 interveiw with Tesla.
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Since I had talked about electric cars.

How about a thank you to Nikola Tesla.One of the greatest geniuses of all time.He pretty much invented the world we live in.

Science and Invention Feb 1922 interveiw with Tesla.
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Since I had talked about electric cars.

How about a thank you to Nikola Tesla.One of the greatest geniuses of all time.He pretty much invented the world we live in.

Science and Invention Feb 1922 interview with Tesla.
Tesla in our world
Alternateing Current the standard we use.
Light distrubution.Neon and florescence.
X rays
Radio before Marconi
Wireless remote control
Electric motor
Robotics
Lasers
Wi- Fi
Tesla Turbine
Three phase power

Just a few things.We live in his world.

He died in 1943

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Tesla in our world
Alternateing Current the standard we use.
Light distrubution.Neon and florescence.
X rays
Radio before Marconi
Wireless remote control
Electric motor
Robotics
Lasers
Wi- Fi
Tesla Turbine
Three phase power

Just a few things.We live in his world.

He died in 1943
We read alot about him in the power plant during our free time. The guy was something else.
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We read alot about him in the power plant during our free time. The guy was something else.
Ripped off by Westinghouse and others, I believe he died broke !
I seem to remember something about the US government raiding his place upon his death
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Ripped off by Westinghouse and others, I believe he died broke !
I seem to remember something about the US government raiding his place upon his death
Died Broke.
Goverment took all of his papers.
Some of the stuff is still listed as top secret today.
Smartest person most people have never heard of .They think he is a car company.

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Died Broke.
Goverment took all of his papers.
Some of the stuff is still listed as top secret today.
The one investor pulled the plug on him when he found out that Tesla was planning to give out free electric.
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The one investor pulled the plug on him when he found out that Tesla was planning to give out free electric.
And if I remember correctly, it was free electricity for the world / mankind
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Ripped off by Westinghouse and others, I believe he died broke !
I seem to remember something about the US government raiding his place upon his death
What I read. The gov't only got part of it. His brother was there before the feds showed up. Some of his stuff is in a museum.

https://teslasciencecenter.org/

Edison tried to ruin him. And Edison was no sweetheart. He got the patents that his workers did the work on. The guy was a SOB!
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What I read. The gov't only got part of it. His brother was there before the feds showed up. Some of his stuff is in a museum.

https://teslasciencecenter.org/

Edison tried to ruin him. And Edison was no sweetheart. He got the patents that his workers did the work on. The guy was a SOB!
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We read alot about him in the power plant during our free time. The guy was something else.
Tesla was a genius. I think he got screwed.
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Tesla in our world
Alternateing Current the standard we use.
Light distrubution.Neon and florescence.
X rays
Radio before Marconi
Wireless remote control
Electric motor
Robotics
Lasers
Wi- Fi
Tesla Turbine
Three phase power

Just a few things.We live in his world.

He died in 1943
The man was a genius and light years ahead of everyone else....
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