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Tesla answered Edison's joke by patenting all theimprovements he did for Edison so that...

Tesla answered Edison's joke by patenting all the
improvements he did for Edison so that Edison could not
legally use Tesla's unpaid work

Full Transcript

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Tesla answered Edison's joke
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by patenting all the improvements he did for Edison
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so that Edison could not legally use Tesla's unpaid work.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:04
Uploaded
Jun 15, 2025
Genres
documentary
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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?
This sets off a rivalry between Tesla and Edison. - Teslafy Me 00:06
This sets off a rivalry between Tesla and Edison.
The climax of their competition - Teslafy Me 00:09
The climax of their competition
Narrator: Chicago was the first city in the world - Teslafy Me 00:13
Narrator: Chicago was the first city in the world
That was a truly historical moment - Teslafy Me 00:07
That was a truly historical moment
27 million visitors from 46 countries - Teslafy Me 00:07
27 million visitors from 46 countries
Tesla proved that he was the most important inventor - Teslafy Me 00:13
Tesla proved that he was the most important inventor
The world at once knew the name Nikola Tesla. - Teslafy Me 00:05
The world at once knew the name Nikola Tesla.
- Tesla's first connection was to connect Niagara Falls, - Teslafy Me 00:11
- Tesla's first connection was to connect Niagara Falls...
Thomas Edison was still relying on coal. - Teslafy Me 00:04
Thomas Edison was still relying on coal.
- Tesla achieved replacing all the coal, - Teslafy Me 00:14
- Tesla achieved replacing all the coal,
- But the ultimate goal was to take from a source - Teslafy Me 00:06
- But the ultimate goal was to take from a source
Of course, then the power from Niagara Falls - Teslafy Me 00:10
Of course, then the power from Niagara Falls
Narrator: He developed 40 inventions - Teslafy Me 00:07
Narrator: He developed 40 inventions
In all this time, changes were only made - Teslafy Me 00:05
In all this time, changes were only made
His invention of the AC power system - Teslafy Me 00:07
His invention of the AC power system
- Tesla was the father of renewable energy - Teslafy Me 00:07
- Tesla was the father of renewable energy
The water evaporates, it comes down as rain, - Teslafy Me 00:16
The water evaporates, it comes down as rain,
In the early-1900s, there were quite a few electric cars. - Teslafy Me 00:04
In the early-1900s, there were quite a few electric cars.
For a while there, - Teslafy Me 00:06
For a while there,
So, the big thing that's changed now - Teslafy Me 00:09
So, the big thing that's changed now