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From: keithd@cadovax.UUCP (Keith Doyle)
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Subject: Re: Tesla anyone?
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Date: Fri, 22-Feb-85 21:00:46 EST
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>I for one would love to hear more about Tesla, the great unsung hero
>of electrical history. I believe that he and Edison were great adversaries,
>to the extent that Tesla used to send amazing machines to Edison's
>technicians. The technicians were baffled and couldn't figure out what
>made the stuff tick.

>I also believe that Westinghouse owes a lot of their profits to the brilliance
>of Tesla.

>					Kevin

Yes, apparently Westinghouse was in financial trouble one time and
Tesla gave up all his patent royalties in order to help out.  Tesla's
motivation stemmed from the fact that Westinghouse believed in him
when no one else did.  Giving up his royalties however, represented
a significant amount of money.

I hadn't heard the story about sending machines to Edison's techs. Do
you know where the story came from?

I still fume every time I hear someone bestowing credits on Edison.  Has
anyone (besides me) seen the old film footage of the elephant being
electrocuted by Edison trying to prove that A.C. current was dangerous?
Apparently about the same time, Tesla was giving demonstrations in
Madison Square Garden illustrating how safe it was by passing megavolts
through his body to illuminate bulbs.

Keith Doyle
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