Teslafy Me (2019)

Teslafy Me: Directed by Janja Glogovac. A vision for a world free of pollution and climate problems, with energy available in abundance – are we ready to take up legacy of ingenious inventor Nikola Tesla?

“First, let me say, Iu0026#39;m a Tesla fan. He got the short shrift from history – until recently. A correction IS due. This filmu0026#39;s enthusiasm for the man is over the top and relentless. A few minutes in I began to believe the sun would not be rising if not for Nikola Tesla. About halfway in I heard a statement that stopped me cold. The narrator said in 1883, u0026quot;Tesla made Chicago the first city with electric lighting, launching the industrial revolution.u0026quot;u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe second part of this statement could be a translation error. Maybe the author intended to say u0026quot;electric/electrical revolutionu0026quot; as the industrial revolution began 150 years earlier. The first part, about Chicago becoming the first city with electric light, is just wrong. My knowledge of history is not perfect, so I did a search. Wabash (1880) and Cleveland (1879) are mentioned although neither used light bulbs.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThen there is this from a site called The History Rat, u0026quot;By 1882, Thomas Edison began using DC (direct current) to power a street in New York. Electric street cars also began to appear around the country. But, in 1883, Nikola Tesla built his first transformer that turns AC (alternating current) from low voltage to high voltage…u0026quot;u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSo, the statement about Chicago should have been read, u0026quot;Chicago became the first city to be lit by incandescent bulbs, powered by an AC generatoru0026quot;. Not the same thing as first city with electric lights.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI stopped watching u0026quot;Teslafy Meu0026quot; at that point. Who knows what other truths will be tossed aside in the filmmakeru0026#39;s enthusiasm for Tesla.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eA documentary that plays so loose with history is of no value to anyone.”