http://foia.fbi.gov/tesla/tesla1.pdf
Indeed he gained wealth many times over with his inventions. But to say he exited this world a happy, rich man is pure fiction. He was forced to spend his wealth to prove himself, and to further his goals for his homeland, America. Tesla was a great Patriot; Marconi was a foreign thief of ideas.
I won't even mention your glib inclusion of the Bush name.
Marconi stole Tesla's thunder, not to mention his dream.
If Tesla had been able to chase his demons, who knows where we'd be this day.
Uh, Bush was mentioned in the article quite prominently--no poster mentioned it as a glib aside. The author of this article--which is like a rock tossed in the air, praising one man, then gradually falls and hits its real target, the slamming of another--did that.
Tesla stole Tesla's thunder. He had no interest in radio. At least Marconi turned the invention into something useful.
If Tesla had been able to chase his demons, who knows where we'd be this day.
Tesla did chase his demons and he ended up broke. It's too bad he didn't remain partnered with people who knew business better than he did.