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Electric facts about Nikola Tesla — the brilliant, eccentric inventor who powered the modern world.
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Tesla’s Autopilot is one of the most advanced driver-assist systems. Still not a substitute for paying attention.
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You can play music with Tesla coils by modulating electrical discharges. Electricity joined the band.
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Nikola Tesla once worked for Thomas Edison — current employer: complicated.
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Electric cars were more popular than gasoline cars in the early 1900s — long before Nikola Tesla’s name ended up on a hood
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Nikola Tesla called pigeons “the only reliable colleagues.” Networking is hard.
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Nikola Tesla hated small talk so much he tried to electrify it out of existence.
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Nikola Tesla tried to power a city using sheer disappointment. Turns out emotions aren’t renewable… yet.
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Nikola Tesla tried to power a lightbulb with a dramatic monologue. Theater kids were excited.
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