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To: PIF

“Elon Musk: Say what you want about him but I believe he is a true genius on a par with E——n Nikola Tesla.”

I’m glad you corrected that.
Edison was a plodder and a thief. Most of the 2000 patents in his name were actually the work of others. He funded the work and when it was time for a patent only Edison’s name was on the patent.
Edison wanted to go with Direct Current which would have required a generation station every few blocks.
He also did everything he could to kill Tesla’s AC. He even had an elephant killed by AC to show it was dangerous.

If I were emperor the name Edison would be a footnote in history and everyone would know about Tesla.


89 posted on 02/18/2022 11:13:35 AM PST by oldvirginian (So if a cow doesn’t produce milk, is it a milk dud or an udder failure?)
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To: oldvirginian

If I were emperor the name Edison would be a footnote in history and everyone would know about Tesla.


And the man Tesla (and Einstein) owe everything they did to : James Clerk Maxwell.


96 posted on 02/18/2022 11:43:40 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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