Tesla, Chapter 1

American Experience
Air Date: 10/18/16 | Rating: NR

Regarded by many as an eccentric genius, Nikola Tesla's system of alternating current is the basis of the electrical grid that makes daily life possible in the 21st century. One hundred years ago, he paved the way toward robots, radio, radar, remote control, and the wireless transmission of messages and pictures. He dreamed of harnessing the wind and the sun to make free energy available for all.

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Rachel Carson
S29 Ep3 | 1h 53m 15s
Air Date: 01/24/17 | Expires: 06/30/26 | Rating: NR

The woman whose groundbreaking books revolutionized our relationship to the natural world.

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Ruby Ridge
S29 Ep6 | 52m 59s
Air Date: 02/04/20 | Expires: 04/12/24 | Rating: TV-PG

A riveting account of the event that helped give rise to the modern American militia.

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