Nikola Tesla: Eccentric Genius
In this episode of the SciShow, Hank Green relates the tale of the bizarre and eccentric genius with the crazy eyes who contributed in some way to pretty much every cool invention you can think of. The Croatian-born Nikola Tesla spoke eight languages and developed the alternating current method for electrical transmission that won out over Thomas Edison’s direct current transmission system, leading to intense rivalry and enmity between the two inventors. At the time of his death, Tesla held more than 700 patents and was being investigated by the US government for claiming to have invented a 60-million volt death ray. He was an undisputed genius, and SciShow gold.
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