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011 - Tesla - Paying the Cost to Be the Boss (1888)

011 - Tesla - Paying the Cost to Be the Boss (1888)

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You could call this episode: "Tesla: The Art of the Deal", as we see Tesla and his business partners Peck and Brown bluff, finagle, and finally negotiate the lucrative sale of the AC motor patents to George Westinghouse. The sale changed Tesla's life--and ours--forever.

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In Channel

000 - Introductions

000 - Introductions

2017-08-2823:42

001 - Tesla - Childhood 1856-1861

001 - Tesla - Childhood 1856-1861

2017-09-0531:01

002 - Tesla - School Days 1861-1874

002 - Tesla - School Days 1861-1874

2017-09-1423:39

003 - Tesla - Big Man on Campus 1874 - 1877

003 - Tesla - Big Man on Campus 1874 - 1877

2017-09-2430:52

004 - Tesla - Frustrated Montage Years 1878-1882

004 - Tesla - Frustrated Montage Years 1878-1882

2017-10-0824:02

005 - Tesla - A Walk in the Park (1882)

005 - Tesla - A Walk in the Park (1882)

2017-10-2225:59

006 - Tesla - Is Paris Electrified? (1882-1884)

006 - Tesla - Is Paris Electrified? (1882-1884)

2017-11-0630:43

007 - Tesla vs Edison: Round 1

007 - Tesla vs Edison: Round 1

2017-11-2036:52

008 - Tesla - A Scandalously Short History of the Gilded Age

008 - Tesla - A Scandalously Short History of the Gilded Age

2018-01-2501:39:09

009 - Tesla - How Tesla (Eventually) Got His Groove Back

009 - Tesla - How Tesla (Eventually) Got His Groove Back

2018-02-0840:41

010 - Tesla - Patent. Promote. Sell. (1887-1888)

010 - Tesla - Patent. Promote. Sell. (1887-1888)

2018-02-2747:28

011 - Tesla - Paying the Cost to Be the Boss (1888)

011 - Tesla - Paying the Cost to Be the Boss (1888)

2018-03-1237:37

012 - Tesla - Tesla in Steel City (1889)

012 - Tesla - Tesla in Steel City (1889)

2018-04-0233:27

013 - Tesla - War of the Currents Part 1: Opening Salvo (1886-1888)

013 - Tesla - War of the Currents Part 1: Opening Salvo (1886-1888)

2018-04-1529:51

014 - Tesla - War of the Currents Part 2: First Casualties (1888)

014 - Tesla - War of the Currents Part 2: First Casualties (1888)

2018-04-3039:16

015 - Telsa - War of the Currents Part 3: Shock & Awe (1888-1889)

015 - Telsa - War of the Currents Part 3: Shock & Awe (1888-1889)

2018-05-3129:19

016 - Tesla - War of the Currents Part 4: The Executioner's Current (1889-1890)

016 - Tesla - War of the Currents Part 4: The Executioner's Current (1889-1890)

2018-06-1136:27

017 - Tesla - The Biggest Mistake Nikola Tesla Ever Made (1890-1891)

017 - Tesla - The Biggest Mistake Nikola Tesla Ever Made (1890-1891)

2018-06-2748:19

018 - Tesla - The Greatest Show On Earth (1891)

018 - Tesla - The Greatest Show On Earth (1891)

2018-07-1742:07

019 - Tesla - Order of the Flaming Sword (1891-1892)

019 - Tesla - Order of the Flaming Sword (1891-1892)

2018-09-0445:19

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011 - Tesla - Paying the Cost to Be the Boss (1888)

011 - Tesla - Paying the Cost to Be the Boss (1888)

Stephen Kotowych