But regardless, all of the AC ins and outs were far beyond Edison's capability, so he just stuck with his DC stations. They hung on for many years in some cities.
I have never heard this before, but I can see how it might be possible. However, Edison had a way of "cutting to the chase" with "complex" questions. For example, he built models of his power systems that used water instead of electricity. Pumps represented power stations, pipes represented power lines, valves represented transformers, etc. The important work of many geniuses is often done in their early years. Almost all of Einstein's most important work was done before he was 35. He spent the rest of his life trying to explain what he'd done to others, and to himself. The fact that Edison was still a "player" in the phonograph field 50 years after he handed the famous drawing to Kreusi (sp?) is a testament to his greatness, resourcefulness, and tenacity. Randy
