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The Columbian Exposition from Tesla

160,000 light bulbs lit the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Premieres 10/18 on PBS.

At the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago, 160,000 light bulbs lit up the evening sky over Chicago. Westinghouse had outfoxed Edison, winning the contract to wire the Exposition with alternating current.

AIR DATE 10/18/16

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