> Edison was inferior to Tesla not only in terms of intellect, but also as a human being.
eyerolling
Just to play devils advocate:
Edison:
Nonviolence was key to Edison's moral views, and when asked to serve as a naval consultant for World War I, he specified he would work only on defensive weapons
Tesla:
Tesla worked on plans for a directed-energy weapon [the Death Ray] from the early 1900s until his death. Tesla tried to interest the US War Department in the device. He also offered this invention to European countries.
Edison:
Six children.
Tesla:
Tesla was a life-long bachelor. Like many of his era, he became a proponent of an imposed selective breeding version of eugenics.
Edison:
When Edison was a very old man and close to death, he said, in looking back, that the biggest mistake he had made was in not respecting Tesla or his work.
Tesla:
The day after Edison died the New York Times contained extensive coverage of Edison's life, with the only negative opinion coming from Tesla.
eyerolling Just to play devils advocate:
Edison: Nonviolence was key to Edison's moral views, and when asked to serve as a naval consultant for World War I, he specified he would work only on defensive weapons
Tesla: Tesla worked on plans for a directed-energy weapon [the Death Ray] from the early 1900s until his death. Tesla tried to interest the US War Department in the device. He also offered this invention to European countries.
Edison: Six children.
Tesla: Tesla was a life-long bachelor. Like many of his era, he became a proponent of an imposed selective breeding version of eugenics.
Edison: When Edison was a very old man and close to death, he said, in looking back, that the biggest mistake he had made was in not respecting Tesla or his work.
Tesla: The day after Edison died the New York Times contained extensive coverage of Edison's life, with the only negative opinion coming from Tesla.