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detailaboutTesla'sprojectsandexplainsthemscientifically.Thisletsusseehowfamous
TeslawasaftertheColumbianExposition.

TheFamousTeslaTowererectedinShoreham,LongIsland,NewYorkwas187feet
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buildingwaslitupbecauseofTesla.TheColumbianExpositioncausedmorepeopleto
leantowardstheACsystem.

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ThisimageshowsTeslareadingabookwhiletheTeslaCoiliszappingallaroundhim.
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newspaperwastalkingabout"NikolaTesla'sLatestDiscovery"topossiblyoperate
torpedoboatswithoutcrews.Thissourcewasalsousedasapictureinaslideshowto
showhowmanynewspapershadNikolaTesla'slegacyinthem,andthoseweren'teven
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extravaganthisdreamsandinventionswereandhowmuchpotentialtheyhad.

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spreadingknowledgeofNikolaTesla.

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willlearneasierbecausethetimelinegivescontextforTeslasimportantevents.

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