Episode 16
016 - Tesla - War of the Currents Part 4: The Executioner's Current (1889-1890)
Tesla: The Life and Times Podcast
June 11, 201836m 27s
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Show Notes
The War of the Currents enters its most ghoulish and macabre phase: when the combatants were willing to play with a man's life. William Kemmler became the first person put to death by deliberate electrocution. Viewer discretion is very much advised.