Interesting, but the prologue is pretty outdated. Considering Edison's work on the rechargeable battery and early electric cars, I'm surprised Elon Musk went with Tesla for his company's name.
Over 100 years ago Edison (DC) and Westinghouse (AC) fought for standards dominance in the electrical generation field. Very interesting read. Edison with the "trial and error" type of inventor while Westinghouse employed more cerebral types, such as Tesla. Note: Edison had developed an electric car that, for about two years, was very much a success, using his invention, the Edison battery. Cheap gas, the electric starter, and improved roads doomed it after that.
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