In Our Time: Nikola Tesla

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) and his role in the development of electrical systems towards the end of the 19th century. He made his name in New York in the contest over which current should flow into homes and factories in America. Some such as Edison backed direct current, while others such as Westinghouse backed alternating current and Tesla's invention of a motor that worked on AC swung it for the alternating system that went on to power the modern age