Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio (1991)
62KEmpire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio (1991). 1h 53m | TV-G
“First of all I recommend anyone reading this (especially Ken Burns) to pick up a copy of u0026quot;Teslau0026quot; by Tad Wise. Tesla is one of the most brilliant and fascinating inventors of all time.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWithout Tesla we would not have radio! We would also not have television, alternating current, electric motors, fluorescent light, remote controls and the list goes on and on. He has around 300 patents and phony Marconi infringed on more than one. But heu0026#39;s not the only one to cheat Tesla, give Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse their due.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSo what happened Ken Burns? Were you getting your funding from Republicans that forced you to manipulate history? Wasnu0026#39;t Tesla enough of a money grubbing cheating capitalist for you? Well you lost a lot of credibility with this and itu0026#39;s a shame.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI suggest you change the title slightly. Letu0026#39;s call this pretend documentary, u0026quot;The Men Who Made-Off With Radiou0026quot; u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eTo think that children trying to learn about the history of radio may as a result of your abomination never hear the name Nikola Tesla. This reflects so poorly on PBS and Ken Burns the thing should be retracted. At the very least Ken should appear at the beginning of the film apologizing and saying we really blew it with this one. We didnu0026#39;t do our research on something as basic as who invented radio.”
