[capt. norm]

And that's where he failed. He was right about AC, but wrong about the method of distribution.

True, but his distribution method later became known as "radio".

Marconi simply set off a spark-gap...about the equivalent of a smoke signal in radio transmission.

Tesla's device put out a true radio "signal".

[Moonman62]

True, but his distribution method later became known as "radio". Marconi simply set off a spark-gap...about the equivalent of a smoke signal in radio transmission. Tesla's device put out a true radio "signal".

Later? I thought it was pretty much concurrent. Anyway, wireless was good for radio, not power distribution. Why didn't Tesla see that?