S1 EP5 - Great Leap Years - Let's Play Monopoly
Update: 2018-05-0773
Description
The War of the Currents and a new type of person arises, an almost wholly American invention - the salesman. The foundations are set for the rise of one of the mightiest company's the world had ever seen - International Business Machines. Or as we all know it today, IBM.
Researched, written & read by Stephen Fry. Music composed and conducted by Guy Farley with The Chamber Orchestra of London
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Although both Croatian and Serbian claim Nikola Tesla, he was not Serbian born. His birthplace is Smiljan, a village in the mountainous region of Croatia.