**** You Thomas Edison, Tesla was the real Genius - Page 3

teedubya · 03-06-2007, 07:11 AM

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.

http://www.viewzone.com/tesla.html

NewChief · 03-06-2007, 08:13 AM

FYI: If you're interested in Tesla and this time period, Thomas Pynchon's new novel, Against the Day, is set within it. Tesla appears several times. The Tunguska event also plays a prominent role.

teedubya · 03-06-2007, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by NewChief

Edison must have had a better fame focus than Tesla.

Oh this is definitely true.

**BigRedChief** · 03-06-2007, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Ultra Peanut

Bach and Handel were born in the same year, in the same country.

And they never knew each other.

I was a cook at a restaraunt where Brad Pitt was a dishwasher. He probably doesn't remember me.

jlscorpio · 03-06-2007, 08:18 AM

Do Rich Scanlon and Chuck Norris know each other?

Bill Lundberg · 03-06-2007, 08:19 AM

Tesla rocked. "Little Suzie" "Signs" "The Love Song" "Hang Tough" "Edisons Machine"

**Rausch** · 03-06-2007, 08:43 AM

There was an excellent video TLC or THC did on Tesla. He was trying to protect Europe from ze germanz with some kind of electric death ray that no one believed he could make.

Frazod · 03-06-2007, 09:06 AM

The Prestige was a pretty good movie, too. But I still like The Illusionist a bit better.

ChiefsFanatic · 03-06-2007, 09:26 AM

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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.

http://www.viewzone.com/tesla.html

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.

kepp · 03-06-2007, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by jlscorpio

Do Rich Scanlon and Chuck Norris know each other?

No, they couldn't. I believe the consequences of that encounter were covered by the popular movie series, "Back to the Future." Remember "Biff?"

kepp · 03-06-2007, 09:32 AM

This is actually the first time I've read "in depth" (if you can call it that) about Tesla (I did have their CD though). Seriously though...what a genious. Its good for him that he lived when he did because I'm guessing that, in today's world, it may be difficult to get permission to use the planet earth as a giant conductor for experiments.

Mile High Mania · 03-06-2007, 09:34 AM

Site needs some work, but the band is greatness.

http://www.teslatheband.com/home.aspx

**noa** · 03-06-2007, 10:24 AM

"Electric power is everywhere present in unlimited quantities and can drive the world's machinery without the need of coal, oil, gas, or any other of the common fuels."

--Tesla

Mile High Mania · 03-06-2007, 10:31 AM

http://www.electroherbalism.com/Bioe...rsusEdison.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_Currents

KC Kings · 03-06-2007, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Ultra Peanut

Michaelangelo was a douchebag.

I disagree. Unless you consider athiest with sinces of humor that works for the highest bidder, which happened to be the Vatican.
When looking for a picture I see a bunch of webpages saying that Michaelangelo did not create the Swiss Guard uniform, but an official tour guide at the Vatican told us otherwise, and showed us quite a few comical inventions he came up with because he didn't like having to work for the church, but they paid the most. There were quite a few paintings and sculptures pointed out to us where there were priest looking at other mens junk, different people getting urinated on, and I think there was one sculpture of a pope or cardinal or some big kid a few feet above him in the process of dropping a Cleveland steamer on his head.

KC Kings · 03-06-2007, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Ari Chi3fs

DaVinci wrote with both hands simultaneously on separate sheets of paper in a mirror script. That alone is pure genius.

But what does that do for us now? How did that help society?
I am not saying that he wasn't a genius, but Tesla invented the AC generator in the 1880's, and AC hasn't changed much since then. give me one thing that DaVinci created that is used by a majority of the planet, and hasn't had to evolve far from the original invention in over 120 years?

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