Discover the groundbreaking inventions that transformed everyday life as this marathon explores the history of the electric light, motion pictures, and television—innovations that forever changed how
I never understood why power companies use edisons name like commonwealth edison. He hated AC power and yet his name is affiliated with most AC power companies. They should be named commonwealth tesla
18:06 I really wish explanations, even some sort of bare basic, would not be done by people that don't have a clue how it all works. There are so many inaccuracies in this explanation I don't even know where to begin, but the larger conductors causing more heat was good for a laugh. I just can't. So don't. Lol
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