Tesla and Edison were rivals, but the idea that there was some deep personal animus between them isn't well supported. Tesla was awarded (and accepted) the Edis

Tesla and Edison were rivals, but the idea that there was some deep personal animus between them isn't well supported. Tesla was awarded (and accepted) the Edison Medal in 1917, and he wrote a friendly (if also somewhat catty and critical) eulogy for Edison in 1931. By 1909 the Current Wars had been over for almost two decades and both men had moved on.