The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla

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Hello listeners, this is University of South Carolina Design and Development students Tim Swick and Scott Buhr coming your way with a history podcast dedicated to one of the world’s most interesting minds. A brilliant inventor… A magician… A mad scientist? Nikola Tesla has been called many things, but just who was he? Recently, there has become little doubt he has had a huge impact on modern technology, however, for much of the past 100 years, his contributions have been hidden. How much of what we hear about him today is just a myth? Come with us on a journey to trace the life and times Nikola Tesla. It’s going to be a bumpy ride. Don’t expect a happy ending.