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Originally Posted by Ari Chi3fs
I just finished watching "The Prestige" and it reignited my disdain for Thomas Edison.
Sure, he gave us the lightbulb, but Tesla gave us Alternate Current[AC]
Tesla also set up a system that gave us all free electricity, but it was thwarted and his funds were dried up by JP Morgan, and his lab destroyed... can't be giving away shit for free.
Edison was an insecure prick and most people don't realize this, because the history books were written by those who he was in favor with.
Tesla got hosed.
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Wait a minute................Westinghouse was just as instrumental in the usage of AC as Tesla. It was Westinghouse that secured the contract for the 1893 Chicago Worlds Fair.
Great...............Now you've gone and made me type my booklearning.