Nikola Tesla & How to Single-Handedly Change the World

FUTURE OF THE WORLD - Edition 22

Hi everyone,

Here at FUTURE OF THE WORLD, we study the great technologists and thinkers.

This month, we’re delving into the life and work of Nikola Tesla.

Tesla has probably had more impact on technological change than anyone else in the last one hundred and fifty years. But few are aware of what he really accomplished.

Today’s Future5 attempts to rectify this.

I hope this is as inspiring for you to read as it was for me to write.

Have a great weekend!

Misha

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Here’s what you’re getting today:

• Blog post: Tesla’s most important inventions

• Podcast: The life and times of Nikola Tesla

• Documentary: The Tesla Files

• Book: The extraordinary life of Nikola Tesla

• Canon: The definitive Tesla resource

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Blog post:

Nikola Tesla’s most important inventions

Tesla’s inventions were foundational to technological advancement.

Here are the ones we know well:

• Alternating Current & the Induction Motor

• The Tesla Coil

• Tesla’s Turbine

• Radio Remote Control

• Niagara Falls Hydroelectric Plant

Dive in here for a full discussion.

What were Nikola Tesla’s most important inventions?

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Podcast:

Tesla: The Life and Times Podcast by Stephen Kotowych

Kotowych does a deep study of not only the man but the city and the era in which he lived.

It’s delicious storytelling that seduces the listener.

Before you know it, you will have an intimate understanding of who Tesla was and why he would go on to have such a profound impact on the twentieth century.

This is a story of America in the late 19th Century—the Gilded Age. It’s a story of New York City before the automobile. It’s a story of robber barons, industry, and inventions that would change the world. And it’s the story of one man—one inventor—in particular: Nikola Tesla.

Tesla: The Life and Times Podcast: Introductions on Apple Podcasts

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Documentary:

The Tesla Files

Why were trunks belonging to genius inventor Nikola Tesla confiscated in 1943? Did they contain plans for nearly free worldwide electricity, massive death rays, and other inventions out of the future?

A new investigation driven by declassified CIA documents suggests a secret history of bitter rivalries, government conspiracies, Cold War and WW2 spycraft, extra-terrestrial communication, and amazing achievements of this truly gifted man.

This HISTORY CHANNEL documentary series is mind-blowing:

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Book:

Prodigal Genius: The Extraordinary Life of Nikola Tesla

Before the turn of the 20th century, electricity remained a mere scientific curiosity. Nikola Tesla, arguably more than anyone else, changed that. But Tesla’s pioneering research in electricity represents only a portion of the scientific and technical innovations that elevated him to science godhood.

You will learn about Tesla’s inspiration for his career in engineering, his theories of electricity that went against the scientific establishment, his friendships, the story of the lost Nobel Prize, and more.

Prodigal Genius, The Extraordinary Life of Nikola Tesla is written by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author John J. O’Neill.

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Tesla Canon:

Nikola Tesla Information Resource

For a comprehensive reading list of all things Tesla: books, newsletters, writings, patents, and more check out this massive resource:

Nikola Tesla Information Resource | Books and Online Files

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