Jill Jonnes
Historian and author of Empires of Light: Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse and the Race to Electrify the World
1 episode
Covers topics in categories such as:
ScienceMembers of the American Philosophical SocietyPeople associated with electricityNaturalized citizens of the United StatesMembers of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and ArtsMental calculatorsAmerican humanistsDeaths from coronary thrombosisRadio pioneers20th-century American engineersAmerican electrical engineers, People from Manhattan
Nikola Tesla
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the inventor who helped the advance of electrification in America at the end of the 19th century and cultivated his reputation as a visionary genius
4 April 2024
Also featuring: Simon Schaffer, Iwan Morus
SciencePeople associated with electricityRadio pioneers20th-century American engineersAmerican electrical engineers, People from ManhattanMembers of the American Philosophical SocietyNaturalized citizens of the United StatesMembers of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and ArtsMental calculatorsAmerican humanistsDeaths from coronary thrombosis19th century20th century