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Teslafy Me

A vision for a world free of pollution and climate problems, with energy available in abundance - are we ready to take up legacy of ingenious inventor Nikola Tesla?

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Janja Glogovac

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In the early-1900s, there were
quite a few electric cars. - Teslafy Me

In the early-1900s, there were quite a few electric cars.

For a while there, - Teslafy Me

For a while there,

So, the big thing
that's changed now - Teslafy Me

So, the big thing that's changed now

So, electric cars actually
predated gasoline cars. - Teslafy Me

So, electric cars actually predated gasoline cars.

(ethereal music) - Teslafy Me

(ethereal music)

First, you have to
remember this was 2003, - Teslafy Me

First, you have to remember this was 2003,

All of the ones that
had been on the market, - Teslafy Me

All of the ones that had been on the market,

Well, the only reason - Teslafy Me

Well, the only reason

There's a great tendency
for people to think - Teslafy Me

There's a great tendency for people to think

But if you plug
them into the grid, - Teslafy Me

But if you plug them into the grid,

For most countries in the world, - Teslafy Me

For most countries in the world,

Narrator: What
if an alternative
system already exists, - Teslafy Me

Narrator: What if an alternative system already exists,

Woman: Tesla
intended for this place - Teslafy Me

Woman: Tesla intended for this place

He intended it to be a place
of communication system - Teslafy Me

He intended it to be a place of communication system

Narrator: In 1901,
he began to build - Teslafy Me

Narrator: In 1901, he began to build

- He was trying to
build a huge Tesla coil - Teslafy Me

- He was trying to build a huge Tesla coil

That electric charge
that would accumulate - Teslafy Me

That electric charge that would accumulate

Like that, energy
and information - Teslafy Me

Like that, energy and information

It is this patent that
our mobile telephones - Teslafy Me

It is this patent that our mobile telephones

We would stick a device
like a wifi modem - Teslafy Me

We would stick a device like a wifi modem

This would receive power and
information from the Earth - Teslafy Me

This would receive power and information from the Earth

Each device would then
have a small receiver - Teslafy Me

Each device would then have a small receiver

Our mobiles would
work the same way, - Teslafy Me

Our mobiles would work the same way,

In addition, we would
not need to charge them - Teslafy Me

In addition, we would not need to charge them

Tesla envisioned that we
would power not only houses - Teslafy Me

Tesla envisioned that we would power not only houses

It would not be necessary
to dig into the Earth - Teslafy Me

It would not be necessary to dig into the Earth

We would use the
Earth and ionizing air - Teslafy Me

We would use the Earth and ionizing air

Narrator: The tower was
almost completely finished, - Teslafy Me

Narrator: The tower was almost completely finished,

- JP Morgan was one of the main
financial backers for Tesla - Teslafy Me

- JP Morgan was one of the main financial backers for Tesla

There came a point
when Guglielmo Marconi - Teslafy Me

There came a point when Guglielmo Marconi

Meanwhile, he had been
using Tesla's patents - Teslafy Me

Meanwhile, he had been using Tesla's patents

What Morgan had supported here - Teslafy Me

What Morgan had supported here

So, once Marconi did it, - Teslafy Me

So, once Marconi did it,

And so, his interest
in supporting the
continued work here - Teslafy Me

And so, his interest in supporting the continued work here

Tesla went to him and said,
"Well, I have greater plans - Teslafy Me

Tesla went to him and said, "Well, I have greater plans

"I want to create an
opportunity for people to have - Teslafy Me

"I want to create an opportunity for people to have

Nikola: For our
existence and comfort, - Teslafy Me

Nikola: For our existence and comfort,

What will man do when
the forests disappear, - Teslafy Me

What will man do when the forests disappear,

- They literally turned
off the public's mind. - Teslafy Me

- They literally turned off the public's mind.

They'd hypnotize 'em into
a sleep and forgetfulness. - Teslafy Me

They'd hypnotize 'em into a sleep and forgetfulnes...

The media was new and fresh
then and they realized - Teslafy Me

The media was new and fresh then and they realized

They took this new
form, the new mediums, - Teslafy Me

They took this new form, the new mediums,

- "Tesla's work holds
the mark of genius - Teslafy Me

- "Tesla's work holds the mark of genius

"However, his contributions
lie too far back in time, - Teslafy Me

"However, his contributions lie too far back in time,

Narrator: Was that
really the reason - Teslafy Me

Narrator: Was that really the reason

Or was there something
else that happened before - Teslafy Me

Or was there something else that happened before

(radio static crackling) - Teslafy Me

(radio static crackling)

(telegraph machine beeping) - Teslafy Me

(telegraph machine beeping)

In 1909, the Nobel
Prize in Physics - Teslafy Me

In 1909, the Nobel Prize in Physics

- They underline
that Tesla had made - Teslafy Me

- They underline that Tesla had made

Since we have known that
Marconi got the prize, - Teslafy Me

Since we have known that Marconi got the prize,

- He would never
be granted a patent - Teslafy Me

- He would never be granted a patent

But after he became
associated with JP Morgan, - Teslafy Me

But after he became associated with JP Morgan,

So, money has a lot to say
about how these things get done. - Teslafy Me

So, money has a lot to say about how these things get done.

Narrator: The last
years of Tesla's life - Teslafy Me

Narrator: The last years of Tesla's life

Marconi's company
was selling licenses - Teslafy Me

Marconi's company was selling licenses

But when they also wanted to
get paid from the US government - Teslafy Me

But when they also wanted to get paid from the US government

There were enormous financial
interests behind this trial. - Teslafy Me

There were enormous financial interests behind this trial.

- And all that
information was then used - Teslafy Me

- And all that information was then used

- And at that time, - Teslafy Me

- And at that time,

- For many years, Nikola Tesla
lived in the Waldorf-Astoria. - Teslafy Me

- For many years, Nikola Tesla lived in the Waldorf-Astoria.

And over that time, John Jacob
Astor and he were friends. - Teslafy Me

And over that time, John Jacob Astor and he were friends.

Once Astor died in the Titanic, - Teslafy Me

Once Astor died in the Titanic,

And over those years, Tesla
wasn't paying his rent. - Teslafy Me

And over those years, Tesla wasn't paying his rent.

And once those two
gentlemen died, - Teslafy Me

And once those two gentlemen died,

So, the heirs to George
Boldt brought him to court. - Teslafy Me

So, the heirs to George Boldt brought him to court.

In 1915, he lost
ownership of the property - Teslafy Me

In 1915, he lost ownership of the property

- They did everything in
the power to discredit him - Teslafy Me

- They did everything in the power to discredit him

(plodding piano music) - Teslafy Me

(plodding piano music)

Narrator: It is
time to learn the truth - Teslafy Me

Narrator: It is time to learn the truth

- We started putting
the pieces together - Teslafy Me

- We started putting the pieces together

We could take power
out, get 50 watts in, - Teslafy Me

We could take power out, get 50 watts in,

We make powertrains,
not vehicles; - Teslafy Me

We make powertrains, not vehicles;

And they're electric powertrains
for heavy-duty vehicles. - Teslafy Me

And they're electric powertrains for heavy-duty vehicle...

The big difference
though with this - Teslafy Me

The big difference though with this

Imagine a capsule and moving - Teslafy Me

Imagine a capsule and moving

So, the capsule levitates - Teslafy Me

So, the capsule levitates

So, you have solar
panels along the track, - Teslafy Me

So, you have solar panels along the track,

And we're using wind, - Teslafy Me

And we're using wind,

We realized very early on - Teslafy Me

We realized very early on

I think that if you have a
single person like Nikola Tesla - Teslafy Me

I think that if you have a single person like Nikola Tesla

It's always good
to have the genius - Teslafy Me

It's always good to have the genius

- And apparently, Swamiji and
Tesla got along very well. - Teslafy Me

- And apparently, Swamiji and Tesla got along very well.

Tesla was very impressed
with him, and Swamiji also. - Teslafy Me

Tesla was very impressed with him, and Swamiji also.

In Tesla's writing, he always
used these Sanskrit terms. - Teslafy Me

In Tesla's writing, he always used these Sanskrit terms...

(speaking foreign language)
can be translated as 'ether', - Teslafy Me

(speaking foreign language) can be translated as 'ether...

So, even before creation,
this ether will exist. - Teslafy Me

So, even before creation, this ether will exist.

And Swamiji thought that he
could mathematically prove - Teslafy Me

And Swamiji thought that he could mathematically prove

And Swamiji felt that
if Tesla could do this, - Teslafy Me

And Swamiji felt that if Tesla could do this,

- Our main goal is
to understand better - Teslafy Me

- Our main goal is to understand better

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A vision for a world free of pollution and climate problems, with energy available in abundance - are we ready to take up legacy of ingenious inventor Nikola Tesla?

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Director: Janja Glogovac

Writer: Janja Glogovac

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Genre: documentary

Year: 2019

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ImdbRating: 6.9

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Released: 01 Nov 2019

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