Tesla: Master of Lightning

Editor's Take

A life of Nikola Tesla, the film surveys his pioneering work in alternating current, wireless power, and radio, alongside his rivalry with Edison and his later slide into obscurity. It presses the case for Tesla as a founder of the electrical age whose reputation long lagged his achievements. That advocacy shapes the telling, so the more mythologized claims about him are best taken with some care. Where it is strongest is in laying out how thoroughly his inventions underwrite the electrical world.

Tesla: Master of Lightning explores the life and genius of Nikola Tesla, the inventor whose work underpins much of the electrical world around us. The film covers his pioneering discoveries in alternating current, wireless power, and radio, along with his rivalry with Edison and his later years of obscurity. It makes a compelling case for Tesla as one of history's most visionary and underappreciated minds. It is a rewarding introduction to the man behind so much modern technology. Free to watch in HD on Dr Documentary.

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