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 https://twitter.com/cindypom Grab your Newsthink merch here: https://newsthink.creator-spring.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Newsthink 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 https://wellcomecollection.org/works/sq2828s9 10:17 Cardiff Council Flat Holm Project / CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons 10:54 Wellcome Collection CC BY 4.0 https://wellcomecollection.org/works/sq2828s9