Why did Thomas Alva Edison hate Nikola Tesla?

The Oatmeal published a webcomic praising Nikola Tesla earlier this week. Tesla is deserving of praise, but alas, there's a lot wrong with the Oatmeal's facts. read more

Read the article I posted in the related links box below called thegenius and the jerk. Since the 1870s, Edison began his campaign against Nikola Tesla. Second response. Thomas Alva Edison was the greatest inventor ofall time. His 1,000 plus patents are an indication of Edison'sbrilliance. read more

Nikola Tesla, the Serbian-American inventor, while not a household name, has been recognized by the scientific community many times over the years. The metric system unit for magnetic field strength, for example, is known as the tesla. read more