1. PARAGRAPH 1 : As a magician, I'm always interested...
What is Marco Tempest’s job?
What was the Tanagra theater?
PARAGRAPH 2 : On a dark and stormy night -- really! --
PARAGRAPH 3: Marco Tempest: Now Tesla's brain worked...
Who is this story about?
When was he born?
What happened in Tesla’s mind when a word was mentioned?
Why didn’t Tesla need models, drawings, or experiments?
マルコ・テンペスト 「ニコラ・テスラ ― 電気にかけた波乱の人生」
Marco Tempest: The electric rise and fall of Nikola Tesla
http://www.ted.com
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Marco Tempest

2. PARAGRAPH 4 : MT: His great idea was alternating current...
PARAGRAPH 6 : But Tesla's success didn't last...
What are some examples of Tesla’s patents?
What childhood dream was he able to make come true?
PARAGRAPH 5 : Tesla has over 700 patents to his name...
What was Tesla’s great idea?
What was he worried about?
What did he do to help convince the public that his idea was good?
What was Tesla able to do with alternating current? (we still use this today)
What even bigger idea did Tesla have? (you’re using it right now...by the way)
What are two reasons why Tesla couldn’t get the money for his project?

3. PARAGRAPH 7 : MT: Tesla's career as an inventor never recovered...
What happened to Tesla after his idea was rejected?
What did Tesla say about his life’s work?
PARAGRAPH 8 : MT: Nikola Tesla died on the 7th of January, 1943.
When did Nikola Tesla pass away?
Where are Tesla’s ashes?
What question did Tesla think he had the answer to?