How did Nikola Tesla change the way we use energy?

Stuff You Should Know

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🗓️ 9 June 2009

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Many people associate Edison with the invention of electricity, but Nikola Tesla heavily shaped the electrical system we still use today. Get the dirt on the electricity wars between Edison and Tesla in this podcast from HowStuffWorks.com.

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0:35.9	Welcome to Stuffy Should Know from House stuffworks.com.
0:45.9	Hey and welcome to The Podcast.
0:47.8	I'm Josh Clark.
0:49.1	Chuck Bryant.
0:49.8	Chuck, Chuck, Chuck.
0:51.7	How's it going?
0:52.4	You can just call me Nicola.
0:54.4	Really?
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