[BCVHFA] Nikola Tesla

[Carl Morgan]

Thought you might be interested in an upcoming History channel 
presentation.  Announcement was sent to me by a fellow ham, who to 
the best of my knowledge, has no pecuniary interest in the production.

Enjoy!

73  <>  Carl



>Fellow hams,
>
>You might want to try to remember to watch this on Wednesday 
>night.  73, WA8ULW, Bob
>
>
>
>http://www.history.com/shows.do?action=detail&episodeId=295798
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>* History Channel Show to Feature Nikola Tesla: Modern Marvels, a 
>series on The History Channel, will  feature electricity pioneer 
>Nikola Tesla in an episode scheduled to air May 14.
><http://www.history.com/shows.do?action=detail&episodeId=295798>.
>Helping out with the program was Bob "Loby" Lobenstein, WA2AXZ; 
>Lobenstein is General Superintendent, Power Operations for New York 
>City's subway system. "We did 8 hours of taping interviews at my 1904
>power substation," Lobenstein said. "In addition to the action 
>scenes of me throwing the 100 year old switches and demonstrating 
>the use of power, I did a 'Mr Wizard' talk, showing the various 
>things that 'Mr T'
>envisioned and invented. Of course, radio had a part and I just had 
>to put the D-104 mic with our club's K2IRT shield into view!" 
>According to The History Channel, Tesla's "...bizarre vision of the 
>future brought
>him failure, but his genius electrified the world. Travel to Niagara 
>Falls, where in 1893, Tesla installed his new system of Alternating 
>Electrical Current known as AC -- the same power we use today. Uncover
>the forgotten ruins of Tesla's dream experiment -- a huge tower on 
>Long Island Sound he hoped would wirelessly power the world. Radar, 
>death rays, invisibility devices and earthquake machines: Tesla 
>claimed to have created them all. More than 100 years ago Tesla 
>foresaw the need for alternative energies like geothermal and 
>solar." Check the The History Channel Web site for show times 
><http://www.history.com/>.