Nikola Tesla remains the ultimate enigma of the electrical age. While he's celebrated as the father of Alternating Current (AC) and the induction motor, his life is often obscured by internet mythology and "free energy" conspiracy theories. Here I strip away the fiction to examine the physics that powered Tesla's greatest inventions.

Dr. Jeffrey Zurek explores the mathematical reality of the War of the Currents and break down why AC triumphed over Edison’s DC using transformers and the physics of power loss. Plus, a technical deep dive into the Tesla Coil, explaining how resonance, capacitors, and spark gaps work together to create artificial lightning.