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They hoped to be ableto get some money back on what Tesla owed them byselling the tower...

They hoped to be able
to get some money back on what Tesla owed them by
selling the tower for scrap

Full Transcript

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They hoped to be able to get some money back
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on what Tesla owed them by selling the tower for scrap.
Duration
9 seconds
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23
Timestamp in Movie
00:51:15
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?
Narrator: Edison started to build - Teslafy Me 00:15
Narrator: Edison started to build
The Edison Trust would issue licenses - Teslafy Me 00:08
The Edison Trust would issue licenses
But there were independent producers - Teslafy Me 00:11
But there were independent producers
Even Charlie Chaplin was a star in Europe - Teslafy Me 00:11
Even Charlie Chaplin was a star in Europe
The Edison Trust was made to have control - Teslafy Me 00:07
The Edison Trust was made to have control
Edison had to be sure that nothing about Tesla - Teslafy Me 00:05
Edison had to be sure that nothing about Tesla
And to get far away from Edison, - Teslafy Me 00:15
And to get far away from Edison,
Finally, after a federal court decision in 1915, - Teslafy Me 00:12
Finally, after a federal court decision in 1915,
Narrator: At the same time that Nikola Tesla - Teslafy Me 00:08
Narrator: At the same time that Nikola Tesla
In May 1915, Edison wrote in the New York Times, - Teslafy Me 00:20
In May 1915, Edison wrote in the New York Times,
Edison agreed to serve - Teslafy Me 00:05
Edison agreed to serve
A Navy laboratory was set up - Teslafy Me 00:08
A Navy laboratory was set up
With Wardenclyffe, Nikola Tesla had described - Teslafy Me 00:08
With Wardenclyffe, Nikola Tesla had described
It was the US Navy laboratory that in the end - Teslafy Me 00:06
It was the US Navy laboratory that in the end
John Edgar Hoover, - Teslafy Me 00:10
John Edgar Hoover,
That is why Tesla, for the last decades of his life, - Teslafy Me 00:08
That is why Tesla, for the last decades of his life,
- He was basically feeding pigeons in the park - Teslafy Me 00:06
- He was basically feeding pigeons in the park
I can't even imagine how frustrating that must've been. - Teslafy Me 00:04
I can't even imagine how frustrating that must've ...
Narrator: It is absurd that the man who invented radio - Teslafy Me 00:11
Narrator: It is absurd that the man who invented radio
They were the only way for him to communicate - Teslafy Me 00:07
They were the only way for him to communicate