I would also swap some of the names on the list for some of the industrialists that we have had in America. For example Henry Ford, for all his personal short comings, pioneered and refined mass production. This is the preeminent force in our modern lifestyle behind AC current.
I think the list is too fixated on government add social actors. It makes me a little disappointed in historians.
A Battle to Preserve a Visionary’s Bold Failure
And speaking of Tesla, his last remaining laboratory, Wardenclyffe, is currently the center of a battle between those who want it preserved as an historical site and the current owner, photographic materials manufacturer AGFA, which must sell Wardenclyffe to recoup the cost of cleanup. AGFA dumped toxic chemicals (primarily silver and cadmium) on the property for years and was forced to spend millions in cleanup.
The real estate broker has advertised the 16 plus acre site as potentially being available to prospective buyers with the buildings already razed and removed.