Edison lost the War of the Currents, which is what he killed the elephant for. The whole episode was bizarre, and I'd file it under "unhinged" instead of "mean.

Edison lost the War of the Currents, which is what he killed the elephant for. The whole episode was bizarre, and I'd file it under "unhinged" instead of "mean." Was he born like that, or did his early successes turn him into a stubborn, crazy old man?