The Tragic Story of Nikola Tesla

Why one of the greatest inventors of all time died penniless. *Correction: @ 7:03 It’s debated who “discovered“ America. The 400th anniversary of the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 marked Christopher Columbus’ voyage to the Americas. Newsthink is produced and presented by Cindy Pom Grab your Newsthink merch here: Support us on Patreon: Sources: 0:31 Daniel Schwen / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons 1:27 Ealdgyth / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons 3:01 Jacquesverlaeken / CC BY-SA BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons 7:35 Tesla statue: Milan Suvajac / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons 9:00 Stanislav Kozlovskiy / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons 9:35 Original image: OneTeslaDerived image: Chetvorno / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons 9:42 Wellcome Collection CC BY 4.0 10:17 Cardiff Council Flat Holm Project / CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons 10:54 Wellcome Collection CC BY 4.0