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Edison's 1000 Plus Patents.

• lkozma 19y ago
  one relevant story of Edison and Tesla, from Wikipedia: "During his employment, Edison offered Tesla $50,000 (equivalent to about $1 million in 2006, adjusted for inflation) if he redesigned Edison's inefficient motor and generators, an improvement in both service and economy. Tesla worked night and day to redesign them and gave the Edison company several profitable new patents in the process. During the year of 1885, when Tesla inquired about the payment on the work, Edison replied to him, "Tesla, you don't understand our American humor," and reneged on his promise."
  • bluishgreen 19y ago
    Yeah, Edison was to Tesla what Newton was to Leibnitz. Practically destroyed the other.
    • michaelneale 19y ago
      Interesting. who would the modern Newton and Edisons be? Or can you only tell when looking back.
      • nickb 19y ago
        Bill Gates and Steve Jobs are both definitely Edisons. Woz would be a Tesla...
        • michaelneale 19y ago
          Yeah I guess that would be fair. Not sure who Gates "tesla" is though, probably 1000's of them.
          • nickb 19y ago
            Thousands... one of them was Charles Simony for sure.