Tesla Fact vs. Fiction: Why the Public Perception is Wrong

Almost everything commonly told about Tesla is wrong! He didn't invent AC, he didn't battle Edison over AC vs. DC, he didn't even have a rivalry with Edison, he didn't want to give everyone free electricity and he wasn't a Physics genius! Referencing primary sources I can show you why we have such a perverted view of Tesla's real accomplishments and life. If you want to read this as an article (with lots of references) click here: https://kathylovesphysics.wordpress.c... I have a lot of videos about different elements in the history of electricity, including: Faraday discovering induction   • How Faraday Made Electricity with Magnets:...   The invention of generators:   • Where Electricity Comes From: History of t...   Edison creating the light bulb empire:   • Thomas Edison Biography: How Edison Create...   The AC/DC war:    • Physics of "The Current War": Edison, West...   Hertz discovering radio:    • How Heinrich Hertz Discovered Radio to Val...   The Discovery of the Tesla Coil & How it Works:    • How Does a Tesla Coil Work? A Historical D...   Marconi Creating a Wireless Empire:    • Who Invented Wireless?  Marconi, Lodge or ...   The lovely modern tesla coil movie comes with permission from Greg at http://hotstreamer.deanostoybox.com/g... He has some great advice if you are crazy enough to try to make some of these machines yourself. And, as always, thanks to Kim Nalley for the great music.