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We're just in a period where the pendulum is swinging the other way. It's really fashionable to be 'into' Nikola Tesla, to think he was wronged by history, and to think of Edison as nothing more than a ruthless capitalist who stole his fame, for example. In 50 years, I'm sure we'll be back the other way where Edison embodies all that is good with America.

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I've read several biographies of Edison as a kid and the man was a genious. No contest.

I read the part about Tesla and I still don't see the big deal. What exactly did Edison do to Tesla that everybody is so upset about? Edison wanted DC, Tesla AC and Tesla won. Tesla also made lots of money because of his patents too. He could have made more had he not given away large portions of his shares.

Probably the part where he electrocuted animals?

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