The UnXplained With William Shatner: The Underground World
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The Underground World
Season 2, Episode 5
Despite all of our modern technology and sophistication, there is much that we still don't know about what lies beneath our feet, deep underground. What is at the center of the Earth? Is there really a solid core of heavy metals, or could it be a hollow environment, as many researchers claim? And just how much of mankind's history took place underground?
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2020
English
Stereo
Documentary
History
Paranormal
Mystery & Suspense
Cast & Crew
Steve Burrows
(Actor)
Michael Dennin
(Actor)
John Brandenburg
(Actor)
Hugh Newman
(Actor)
Nick Redfern
(Actor)
Travis Taylor
(Actor)
Elon Musk
(Actor)
Nikola Tesla
(Actor)
Jules Verne
(Actor)
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Did You Know..
Steve Burrows
(Actor)
Michael Dennin
(Actor)
John Brandenburg
(Actor)
Hugh Newman
(Actor)
Nick Redfern
(Actor)
Travis Taylor
(Actor)
Elon Musk
(Actor)
Born:
June 28, 1971
Trivia:
Son of a South African father and a Canadian mother.Coded a video game at the age of 12, which he sold for 500 dollars.Moved to Canada at the age of 17 to study at Queen's University, and moved to the U.S. two years later after transferring to the University of Pennsylvania.Dropped out of Stanford University, where he was going to begin a Ph.D., to pursue a business career.Applied for a job at Netscape but never got a response.His first son died 10 weeks after he was born.Has twins and triplets with ex-wife Justine Wilson.Co-founder of SpaceX, Tesla, Inc., The Boring Company, Neuralink and OpenAI.
Nikola Tesla
(Actor)
Born:
July 10, 1856
Died: January 07, 1943
Died: January 07, 1943
Trivia:
Celebrated as an inventor and cult hero in modern culture, Serb-American physicist and engineer Nikola Tesla spent much of his professional life fighting for recognition and respect. His work with electricity, magnetism, and wireless communication helped usher in the Second Industrial Revolution. Tesla's work with AC current eventually proved to be drastically ahead of its time, though to establish this, Tesla had to battle Thomas Edison's corporate machine, which lobbied for the support of DC current. A genius as well as an eccentric character, Tesla was prone to obsession and was known to work for days on end. His work eventually incorporated x-rays, mechanics, polyphase power systems, florescent lights, robotics, wireless telegraphy, artificial lightning, atmospheric electricity, and more. Tesla's investigations into particle beams -- which could theoretically be used to produce a "death ray" type weapon -- are still classified by the U.S. government, and are not available to the public. Nikola Tesla has been portrayed in films such as The Prestige and The Secret Life of Nikola Tesla and has been the subject of documentaries such as Nikola Tesla: The Genius Who Lit the World. Never caring adequately for his finances, he died with very little money.
Jules Verne
(Actor)
