Read about our approach to external linking. He was one of the great pioneers of electrical power. Professor Jim Al-Khalili demonstrates one of Nikola Tesla's most famous inventions, the Tesla Coil, using it to safely pass 3/4 of a million volts of electricity across his body. In November 1915 the New York Times announced that he and Thomas Edison would share the Nobel Prize for Physics. In November 1915 the New York Times announced that he and his rival, Thomas Edison, would share the Nobel Prize for Physics. Bridget is joined by Jasmina Vujic, Professor of Nuclear Engineering at Berkeley, University of California, and a Vice President of the Tesla Memorial Society of New York; Jane Alcorn, the President of the Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe; and Michael Krause, a historian, writer and director of the documentary All About Tesla. He was one of the great pioneers of electrical power. Read about our approach to external linking. The man in the photo is wearing a specially designed ferroalloy metal suit which keeps him safe while the high voltage crackles from him. Photo: A Tesla Coil in action. Image: A statue of Nikola Tesla in his home village of Smiljan. Looking back at almost six years of global conflict, from Hiroshima to the Holocaust, From the Bolshevik takeover of 1917 to the break-up of the Soviet Union, Events from history when animals took centre stage, Stories of endurance, world records and remarkable athletes, The communities, politics, leaders and events that have shaped Africa, History as told by the people who were there, More than 50 first-hand accounts of significant moments in WW2, Animals Who Made History: Programmes and downloads, Don't miss these stories of astonishing achievement. Credit: AFP/Getty Images. In November 1915 the New York Times announced that he and his rival, Thomas Edison, would share the Nobel Prize for Physics. But the two men never received the prize. The extraordinary life and prophetic inventions of the Serbian-American engineer Nikola Tesla. He was one of the great pioneers of electrical power. Read about our approach to external linking. The story of our times told by the people who were there. Bridget Kendall and guests discuss not just Tesla's key contributions to the design of modern electrical appliances and systems but also his dream of a worldwide system of free wireless electricity, his ambitious scheme to build huge towers to make it happen and why in 1917 his plans and the first tower at Wardenclyffe near New York City came crashing down. Preparing to receive a quarter of a million volts of electricity, German WWII radar researcher Dr Herbert Matare tells of how he came to invent the transistor, Prof Jim Al-Khalili demonstrates the phenomenon of superconductivity, How Oliver Lodge was superseded by two of his followers, See all clips from Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity. Professor Jim Al-Khalili demonstrates one of Nikola Tesla's most famous inventions, the Tesla Coil, using it to safely pass 3/4 of a million volts of electricity across his body. This awesome display of electrical power and wonder helped to convince a sceptical 19th Century public that electricity could be safe. The extraordinary life and prophetic inventions of the Serbian-American engineer Nikola Tesla. (Getty Images), People and principles that helped us understand how our planet - and our universe - work, Discover world history, culture and ideas with today’s leading experts, East and Southern Africa, South Asia, West and Central Africa & East Asia only, except Australasia, East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa, Australasia, Online, Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview & Europe and the Middle East only, Jasmina Vujic: Berkeley University of California. Nikola Tesla’s electric dreams The extraordinary life and prophetic inventions of the Serbian-American engineer Nikola Tesla.

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