Jill Jonnes
Historian and author of Empires of Light: Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse and the Race to Electrify the World
1 episode
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ScienceMembers of the American Philosophical SocietyPeople associated with electricityNaturalized citizens of the United StatesMembers of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and ArtsAmerican humanistsMental calculatorsDeaths from coronary thrombosisRadio pioneersAmerican electrical engineers, People from Manhattan20th-century American engineers
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
04 April 2024
Also featuring: Simon Schaffer, Iwan Morus
ScienceMembers of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and ArtsNaturalized citizens of the United StatesRadio pioneersMembers of the American Philosophical SocietyPeople associated with electricityAmerican humanistsAmerican electrical engineers, People from ManhattanMental calculatorsDeaths from coronary thrombosis20th-century American engineers