Nikola Tesla, the brilliant and sometimes eccentric inventor who gave us AC electricity, remains a figure of fascination and mystery. On this Monday’s “History’s Greatest Mysteries,” the focus turns to a question that has long intrigued historians and science buffs alike: what happened to Tesla’s missing papers?
Upon his death, Tesla reportedly left behind 80 trunks filled with notes, diagrams, and research. However, only 60 of those trunks have ever been accounted for. What secrets did those missing 20 trunks contain? Did they hold the key to revolutionary technologies – inventions that could have changed the world as we know it? Or were they simply filled with the ramblings of a man some considered a “mad scientist”?
“History’s Greatest Mysteries” examines the evidence, presents never-before-released documents, and explores the various theories surrounding the missing documents. Join the investigation Monday, May 12 at 9:00 PM ET on History.
