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DESCRIPTION:[]Recently as part of an innovative and fresh approach\, i.e. a
  non-traditional meeting event: we presented video documentaries. This was
  very warmly received. So we decided to continue the good work.\n\nWe prou
 dly present the Documentary: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: &quot;TESLA: Visionary or Mad
 man?&quot;\n\nSummary: Meet Nikola Tesla\, the genius engineer and tireless inv
 entor whose technology revolutionized the electrical age of the 20th centu
 ry. Regarded by many historians as an eccentric genius\, Tesla gained inte
 rnational fame for his invention of a system of alternating current that m
 ade possible the distribution of electricity over vast distances and is th
 e basis for the electrical grid that powers 21st century life. But the vis
 ionary Tesla imagined much more — robots\, radio\, radar\, remote contro
 l\, the wireless transmission of messages and pictures\, and harnessing th
 e wind and sun to provide free energy to all. A showman\, he dazzled his s
 cientific peers who flocked to see him demonstrate his inventions and send
  thousands of volts of electricity pulsing through his body. His fertile b
 ut undisciplined imagination was the source of his genius but also his dow
 nfall\, as the image of Tesla as a “mad scientist” came to overshadow 
 his reputation as a brilliant innovator. Even before his death in 1943\, h
 e was largely forgotten\, his name obscured by Thomas Edison — his hero\
 , one-time employer\, and rival. But it is his exhilarating sense of the f
 uture that has inspired renewed interest in the man\, as his once scoffed-
 at vision of a world connected by wireless technology has become a reality
 .\n\nWEBEX client will be needed. Link will be sent 1 hour before\n\nAFTER
  the movie - we can have a brief discussion session. NOTE: You must supply
  your own soda pop and popcorn! :-) Trivia may also follow\, so bring your
  Jeopardy hats too\n\nAgenda: \n7:00 PM - Welcome and Introductions\, Busi
 ness update\;\n7:05 PM - Documentary Start\;\n8:00 PM - End of Documentary
 \; Start of Q &amp; A\; Group Discussion\n8:15 PM - Wrap Up\n(ALL times are sh
 own in EST/EDT!)\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/565834
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/565834
ORGANIZER:sharan.kalwani@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:7
SUMMARY:Nikola Tesla: Documentary
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/565834
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 px\; border-style: hidden\; margin: 10px\;&quot; src=&quot;https://events.vtools.iee
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  width=&quot;140&quot; height=&quot;183&quot;&gt;Recently as part of an innovative and fresh appr
 oach\, i.e. a non-traditional meeting event: we presented video documentar
 ies. This was very warmly received. So we decided to continue the good wor
 k.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;We proudly present the &lt;strong&gt;Documentary&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;: &lt;/
 strong&gt;AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: &quot;TESLA: Visionary or Madman?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p style=&quot;t
 ext-align: justify\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Summary: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Meet Nikola Tesla\, th
 e genius engineer and tireless inventor whose technology revolutionized th
 e electrical age of the 20th century. Regarded by many historians as an ec
 centric genius\, Tesla gained international fame for his invention of a sy
 stem of alternating current that made possible the distribution of electri
 city over vast distances and is the basis for the electrical grid that pow
 ers 21st century life. But the visionary Tesla imagined much more &amp;mdash\;
  robots\, radio\, radar\, remote control\, the wireless transmission of me
 ssages and pictures\, and harnessing the wind and sun to provide free ener
 gy to all. A showman\, he dazzled his scientific peers who flocked to see 
 him demonstrate his inventions and send thousands of volts of electricity 
 pulsing through his body. His fertile but undisciplined imagination was th
 e source of his genius but also his downfall\, as the image of Tesla as a 
 &amp;ldquo\;mad scientist&amp;rdquo\; came to overshadow his reputation as a brill
 iant innovator. Even before his death in 1943\, he was largely forgotten\,
  his name obscured by Thomas Edison &amp;mdash\; his hero\, one-time employer\
 , and rival. But it is his exhilarating sense of the future that has inspi
 red renewed interest in the man\, as his once scoffed-at vision of a world
  connected by wireless technology has become a reality.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span
  style=&quot;text-decoration: underline\;&quot;&gt;WEBEX client will be needed. Link wi
 ll be sent 1 hour before&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #800000\;&quot;&gt;&lt;st
 rong&gt;AFTER the movie - we can have a brief discussion session. NOTE: You m
 ust supply your own soda pop and popcorn! :-)&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong styl
 e=&quot;color: rgb(128\, 0\, 0)\;&quot;&gt;Trivia may also follow\, so bring your Jeopa
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