But we shouldn't take a professional rivalry as hatred; when Edison heard about Tesla's laboratory being destroyed by fire, he offered space in his own buildings for Tesla to use. It seems that Edison resented George Westinghouse, instead of Tesla. The "War of the Currents" has been a little overblown, methinks - its duration was fairly short, as Edison lost interest in electricity and turned to iron mining (and cashing in most of his General Electric stock to finance it!)
Interesting irony : When the first Niagara Falls generating station opened, the entire capacity was contracted by nearby factories - and all they needed was DC! It wasn't until all the local factories were supplied that the advantage of AC (transmitting to Buffalo, in this case) really made a difference. (This info from a good book that Santa brought me: Empires of Light, by Jill Jonnes ) ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> > Tesla was another nemesis of Edison.
