please join me in welcoming richard munson. >> appreciate everybody coming today. tesla has become sort, there has been a modern revival of him. larry page, google's cofounder referred to tesla as a hero. most people when they think about tesla they think about elon musk's car and batteries and solar equipment but i want to talk more about the man. we have some insights that i thought were just key, and the first is the extent of this man's genius. this man invented the electric motor. he invented the long-distance distribution of electricity. according to the united states up in court he invented radio, did a remote control, the list goes on. the use are the basics of our economy. done by one single man. there was a quote by the american institute of electrical engineering that said where we to eliminate from the industrial world the results of mister tesla's work the wheels of industry would cease to turn, our towns would be dark. not only the things he did in his life but he had a fantastic imagination. he was able to envision things and outline what they looked

richard munson talked about him at this museum of science in boston. >> at morning everyone. welcome to the science and technology center. my name is eric. this is a very special guest event. we have a guest speaker richard munson who is here to talk about his brand-new book that just this week called "tesla" inventor of the modern. who is hurt if nicholas tesla. we hear about his life and accomplishments from the author himself so please join me in welcoming mr. munson. >> thank you very much. appreciate everybody coming today. tesla, he has become -- there has been aer modern revival of m mary page who is google co-founder recently came out with refer to tesla as a hero. probably most people when they think about tesla they think about elon musk's cars and batteries but i today want to talk more about the man in the process. i was four years in writing this book and i thought i would offer some insights from my respect event for them that i thought were the key to the surprises as well. the first is the extent of this man's genius. this m man invented the electric motor. he

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