Nikola Tesla (1856-1943), the famous futurist inventor and showman, is the star of this feature documentary by Tesla expert Michael Krause. “He’s a role model for all of us. He was a great genius and he envisioned entire systems and they got put together and they worked.” David L. Goodstein, California Institute of Technology Nikola Tesla (1856-1943), the famous futurist inventor and showman, is the star of this documentary by Tesla expert Michael Krause. Tesla was one of the masterminds of the modern age. He invented the alternating current system, the most important energy transmission system in the world. He is also one of the fathers of wireless and the transmission of electromagnetic waves (radio) and first envisioned the wireless capture energy from space. In this respect, humanity can thank Tesla today for our satellite technology, modern trains and electric cars.