| Edition |
Widescreen. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (55 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. stamping rda |
| Description |
digital optical surround 5.1 rda |
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NTSC rda |
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video file DVD video Region 1 rda |
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DVD video |
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Television programs lcgft |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC, Region 1; widescreen presentation; 5.1 surround. |
| Note |
"Subtitles are a function of the disc and serve the same purpose as closed-captions"--Container. |
| Performer |
Narrator, Michael Murphy. |
| Credits |
Original music, Michael Bacon. |
| Note |
Running time indicated on container: approximately 60 minutes; actual running time: 55 minutes. |
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Orginally produced as an episode of the television series: American experience. |
| Audience |
TV Parental Guidelines rating: TV-G (general audience; most parents would find this program suitable for all ages). |
| Summary |
Profiles the life and career of engineer and inventor Nikolai Tesla, whose work would be eclipsed in the public eye by Edison and Marconi, best known during his lifetime from the flamboyant displays of his prototypes and fertile but undisciplined scientific imagination. |
| Note |
"Visionary or madman?"--Container. |
| Language |
In English with optional English subtitles. |
| Subject |
Tesla, Nikola, 1856-1943.
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Tesla, Nikola, 1856-1943. (OCoLC)fst00028173
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Electrical engineers -- United States -- Biography.
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Inventors -- United States -- Biography.
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Electrical engineers. (OCoLC)fst01728648
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Inventors. (OCoLC)fst00978052
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United States. (OCoLC\)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary television programs.
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Historical television programs.
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Science television programs.
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Biographical television programs.
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Nonfiction television programs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Biographical television programs. (OCoLC)fst01726117
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Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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Nonfiction television programs. (OCoLC)fst01710270
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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| Added Author |
Grubin, David, television producer, television writer.
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Dunford, James E, television director.
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Bacon, Michael, 1948- composer.
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Murphy, Michael, 1938- narrator.
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David Grubin Productions, production company.
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American Experience Films, production company.
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Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), production company, publisher.
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PBS Distribution (Firm), film distributor.
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| Added Title |
Tesla : visionary or madman? |
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American experience (Television program)
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| Standard No. |
841887030618 |
| ISBN |
9781627899239 |
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1627899235 |
| Music No. |
AMX62811 PBS |
