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Feb 2015
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Nikola Tesla - 104

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Nikola Tesla. We discuss Tesla, his achievements, his rivals, & the many myths that surround him. Does he deserve greater credit than history has bestowed upon him thus far? Or was he just another inventor at the time? Did he lose out to Thomas Edison? Did he invent radio? Did his ‘death beam’ ever come […] The post Nikola Tesla – 104 – Generation Why appear ... Show More
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