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Did Thomas Edison feel threatened by Tesla?

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Probably not, although the AC vs DC debate was a commercial threat to Edison's business. Edison was very confident of his own abilities, perhaps more than he should have been at times. read more

Probably not, although the AC vs DC debate was a commercial threat to Edison's business. Edison was very confident of his own abilities, perhaps more than he should have been at times. read more

Edison was known for his intimidation tactics (e.g. he used to hire a bunch of goons to smash technology and make sure he got his dues for his patents), but never did it get so bad as with his campaign against Tesla; he went so far as to invent the electric chair, using Tesla’s AC power to have a man on death row execute. read more

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