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The inventor Nikola Tesla had some pretty interesting ideas when it came to electricity. Writer Kate Romano explores the history of electricity pylons, and Tesla's vision of a world without them. Hear a new Time Traveller feature every weekday on Essential Classics. Click through to the episode page, or explore the Essential Classics clips page, for more quirky slices of cultural history. The music in this feature is: Berio - Sinfonia: I, performed by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Electric Phoenix, conducted by Riccardo Chailly Reich - Electric Counterpoint: I. Fast, performed by Pat Metheny
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