I was always a team Tesla kinda guy. Edison was pretty much the Bill Gates of his day. Generally, a mediocre person that knew how to pilfer intellectual property to get what he wanted. He is a notable historical figure in his own right, but his legacy is kinda overhyped in my opinion.
He had the backing of JP Morgan too. They basically used sleazy business practices and slander of DC to make AC standard. Tesla kinda went broke after that iirc.
Tesla was an amazing man and the history around him is really interesting to get into. He basically invented wireless electricity (though someone a few years ago got an award for perfecting it) and wanted to build huge towers on the planet's magnetic poles to supply the world with wireless power.
I was always a team Tesla kinda guy. Edison was pretty much the Bill Gates of his day. Generally, a mediocre person that knew how to pilfer intellectual property to get what he wanted. He is a notable historical figure in his own right, but his legacy is kinda overhyped in my opinion.
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Good post.
He had the backing of JP Morgan too. They basically used sleazy business practices and slander of DC to make AC standard. Tesla kinda went broke after that iirc.
Tesla was an amazing man and the history around him is really interesting to get into. He basically invented wireless electricity (though someone a few years ago got an award for perfecting it) and wanted to build huge towers on the planet's magnetic poles to supply the world with wireless power.