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Nikola Tesla: Life and Times of a Forgotten Genius [VHS]

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This is loosely based on the life of Nikola Tesla and has some glaring errors for example: AC is "Alternative Current"
the narrative talks about the American/Spanish War around the start of the 20th Century whilst WW2 footage runs (they do the same when the narrative is about WW1). They refer to Tesla's remote control boat as having the ability to respond to voice commands (Tesla himself said he controlled the responses).

The clincher for me was that whenever the narrative was on the Colorado Springs site, the footage they repeatedly showed was of the Wardenclyffe building and Tower.

The details of Tesla's life were so thin that almost half the
video is taken up with footage of enthusiasts versions of the Tesla coil. This is accompanied by a narrative that is supposed to instruct you in how to build one, (I had to struggle to keep from falling asleep during this portion).

In my opinion you'd be better off with the PBS/Warner video
Tesla - Master of Lightning.