Thomas Edison was the Elon musk of his era

Ultragigagigantic@lemmy.world · 7 months ago

🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️@yiffit.net · edit-2 7 months ago

“You’re a fuckin asshole, man. I’m out here creating electricity and you’re just… Being an asshole!” - Nikola Tesla to Edison

MIDItheKID@lemmy.world · 7 months ago

“Nikola Tesla was the electric Jesus”

x4740N@lemmy.world · 7 months ago

I’ve also read a few claims that Tesla made an earthquake machine at some point but don’t know if its true or false

🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️@yiffit.net · edit-2 7 months ago

I don’t think he actually made one, but he supposedly had an idea for one.

x4740N@lemmy.world · 7 months ago

And idiots still think edison invented the light bulb

🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️@yiffit.net · 7 months ago

Edison didn’t even technically improve the lightbulb. He stole credit from a black man!

AVincentInSpace@pawb.social · 7 months ago

This one is new to me. DDG isn’t helping much. What was the man’s name?