It was Tesla, not Edison, who invented the method of transmitting electricity which makes the 20th century work. In the 1890s Tesla also demonstrated the wireless two years before Marconi. Now a growing number of Tesla enthusiasts claim that his later research was 80 years ahead of its time.
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ACMI Identifier
323774
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Radio
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Electricity
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Tesla, Nikola
Television → Television programs
Television → Television programs → Television programs - Great Britain
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)