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Out of curiosity, why the knock on Edison?
by htsh 16y ago
Out of curiosity, why the knock on Edison?
- martey 16y agoMaybe because he tried to monopolize film in the United States? See http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/09/thomas-edisons-plot-to-destroy-the-movies.ars http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/09/thomas-ediso...
- VMG 16y agoHe screwed Tesla for example: Tesla claimed he was offered US$50,000 (~ US$1.1 million in 2007, adjusted for inflation)[27] if he redesigned Edison's inefficient motor and generators, making an improvement in both service and economy.[21]:54–57 In 1885 when Tesla inquired about the payment for his work, Edison replied, "Tesla, you don't understand our American humor," thus breaking his word.[28][29] Earning US$18 per week, Tesla would have had to work for 53 years to earn the amount he was promised. The offer was equal to the initial capital of the company. Tesla immediately resigned when he was refused a raise to US$25 per week.[30]
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