[South Florida DX Association] History Channel Show to Feature Nikola Tesla: Modern Marvels May 14, 2008

[Bill Marx]

>From Tony N2MFT

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, deathrays, 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/>.