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His ideas shaped our power grids, televisions and telephones. His fellow human beings always considered Nikola Tesla an eccentric, endowed with great self-confidence. He became famous as the "magician of electricity". Lightning flashed from his hands, he made lamps light up as if by magic. Above all, he was a brilliant inventor. His ideas revolutionized energy supplies. Thanks to Tesla's technology, alternating current prevailed, which still flows from our sockets today. He inspired generations of researchers. The "by-products" of his research alone were groundbreaking and his ideas are still modern today. But he did not understand how to use his innovative inventions commercially. His idea made others rich. At the end of his life, Tesla became a shadow of himself. He died alone and impoverished in 1943. This video is a production of ZDF, in collaboration with Gruppe5. //Chapter// 00:00 Intro 01:23 A genius finds his passion 16:00 Tesla and Edison 20:16 Tesla vs. Edison 26:52 The vision of free energy 35:15 The crazy inventor Subscribe? Just click here – / @terraxhistory #Tesla #inventions #genius All films and information about Terra X can be found here – https://kurz.zdf.de/okEHq/ Terra X on Facebook – / zdfterrax Terra X on Instagram – / terrax