Where To Stream The Machines That Built America Season 1 Episode 7
Tesla vs. Marconi
- Aired August 22, 2021
- 63 Min
- Rated 8.5
- Number 6 Of 8 Rated Episodes
In 1893, sending information across America is a time-consuming process. Letters travel slowly by land, and those who can afford it, send telegrams along a limited network of fixed wires. But two rival inventors have the same idea for improving things: wireless communication. Nikola Tesla is one of the most famous and successful thinkers of his day, single-handedly changing the way electricity is supplied and generated. Guglielmo Marconi is a young, uneducated Italian inventor who ignores...