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		<title>By: MAD ME</title>
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		<dc:creator>MAD ME</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:21:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>POOR TOPSY!!!! FRICKIN IDIOTS!</description>
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		<title>By: sum1</title>
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		<dc:creator>sum1</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:11:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>u pple are messed up. the real crisis is the topsy. gosh!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>u pple are messed up. the real crisis is the topsy. gosh!</p>
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		<title>By: Name Not Important</title>
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		<dc:creator>Name Not Important</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thanks, this is the exact information that I need for my project. Also, Thomas Edison didn&#039;t invent teh lightbulb. He was given the credit for the invention, but it wasn&#039;t his idea. You should do some research on this. I don&#039;t remember the name of the man who invented the lightbulb, but maybe you&#039;ll figure it out. This was just somthing interesting that I thought I&#039;d share.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks, this is the exact information that I need for my project. Also, Thomas Edison didn't invent teh lightbulb. He was given the credit for the invention, but it wasn't his idea. You should do some research on this. I don't remember the name of the man who invented the lightbulb, but maybe you'll figure it out. This was just somthing interesting that I thought I'd share.</p>
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		<title>By: Tesla free energy</title>
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		<dc:creator>Tesla free energy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:23:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Does anyone know that Tesla had free energy, and could send electricity through radio waves ? Yeah Edison is evil, and if you say different yo are ignorant of the facts. There would be no greenhouse gas if Tesla would have been able to release this. Edison destroyed our ozone !!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Does anyone know that Tesla had free energy, and could send electricity through radio waves ? Yeah Edison is evil, and if you say different yo are ignorant of the facts. There would be no greenhouse gas if Tesla would have been able to release this. Edison destroyed our ozone !!</p>
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		<title>By: kevin</title>
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		<dc:creator>kevin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:41:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Tesla indeed was a far far greater inventor than Edison could&#039;ve even hoped to be. Edison stole many ideas and took credit for his employees inventions. He truly is like what Bill Gates is today. Not that Bill Gates is a rotten thief, but people seem to think he invents all of Microsoft&#039;s products which obviously is not the case. If Edison&#039;s company came out with a new &#039;invention&#039; he had his name plastered all over it. He was the first to pirate a movie popular in France and showed it for money here in the states without the rightful owner&#039;s permission and got away with it. He certainly didn&#039;t invent the light bulb or the phonograph or the movie camera. If anything he&#039;s responsible for that can be contributed as the inventor of the 20th century it&#039;s the anything-for-profit business practices that are so common in big business. Tesla invented our modern day lifestyle and it&#039;s a shame to be mostly forgotten. Spread the word about Tesla and the true Edison.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tesla indeed was a far far greater inventor than Edison could've even hoped to be. Edison stole many ideas and took credit for his employees inventions. He truly is like what Bill Gates is today. Not that Bill Gates is a rotten thief, but people seem to think he invents all of Microsoft's products which obviously is not the case. If Edison's company came out with a new 'invention' he had his name plastered all over it. He was the first to pirate a movie popular in France and showed it for money here in the states without the rightful owner's permission and got away with it. He certainly didn't invent the light bulb or the phonograph or the movie camera. If anything he's responsible for that can be contributed as the inventor of the 20th century it's the anything-for-profit business practices that are so common in big business. Tesla invented our modern day lifestyle and it's a shame to be mostly forgotten. Spread the word about Tesla and the true Edison.</p>
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		<title>By: ravindran g .bangalore</title>
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		<dc:creator>ravindran g .bangalore</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 08:18:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>interesting facts; the otherside of genious called Edison..  I always cherish and remember::::  discontentment is the first necessity of progress. his quote.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>interesting facts; the otherside of genious called Edison..  I always cherish and remember::::  discontentment is the first necessity of progress. his quote.</p>
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		<title>By: omg</title>
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		<dc:creator>omg</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:48:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>iam doing a report on him+dress up as him</description>
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		<title>By: Michele</title>
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		<dc:creator>Michele</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 23:07:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Small detail but, Edison fell in love with second wife Mina after he had already decided to purchase his estate in Fort Myers, FL.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Small detail but, Edison fell in love with second wife Mina after he had already decided to purchase his estate in Fort Myers, FL.</p>
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		<title>By: Eri</title>
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		<dc:creator>Eri</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:55:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Oh, yes, and Tesla FTW!</description>
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		<title>By: Eri</title>
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		<dc:creator>Eri</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:54:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@Jamie

Dear, with the grammar you&#039;re using, I doubt anyone will take you seriously.

And perhaps think a bit before you type. Have you ever read (unbiased pieces, mind you) about Edison? Hmmmm.</description>
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<p>Dear, with the grammar you're using, I doubt anyone will take you seriously.</p>
<p>And perhaps think a bit before you type. Have you ever read (unbiased pieces, mind you) about Edison? Hmmmm.</p>
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		<title>By: Cora</title>
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		<dc:creator>Cora</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:39:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>hello ppl i am at school</description>
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		<title>By: Iainacus</title>
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		<dc:creator>Iainacus</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 05:40:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Tesla Rocks. Anybody with sense enough to really look at what went down knows that Edison was just a thieving, thuggish businessman, ushering in the model we still se today.

Telsa&#039;s contributions to humanity will continue enrich life for literally centuries to come, hopefully Edisons &#039;gifts&#039; will be gone by the middle of this one.
Tesla was in all regards a great man, Edison was in all regards a great asshole.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tesla Rocks. Anybody with sense enough to really look at what went down knows that Edison was just a thieving, thuggish businessman, ushering in the model we still se today.</p>
<p>Telsa's contributions to humanity will continue enrich life for literally centuries to come, hopefully Edisons 'gifts' will be gone by the middle of this one.<br />
Tesla was in all regards a great man, Edison was in all regards a great asshole.</p>
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		<title>By: Jamie</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jamie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2009 20:05:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>btw the kids Dot and Dash were from Mina and his marrage because that is how they decided to get married. he asked will you marry in me in morse code so that is y that is their nick names. he had about 6 or 7 kids.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>btw the kids Dot and Dash were from Mina and his marrage because that is how they decided to get married. he asked will you marry in me in morse code so that is y that is their nick names. he had about 6 or 7 kids.</p>
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		<title>By: Jamie</title>
		<link>http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/11/10-fascinating-facts-about-edison/comment-page-1/#comment-1365299</link>
		<dc:creator>Jamie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2009 19:19:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>oh ya... i dont see all u people out there making inventions night and day and having to worry about your children and wife/husband. so again, shutup!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>oh ya... i dont see all u people out there making inventions night and day and having to worry about your children and wife/husband. so again, shutup!</p>
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		<title>By: Jamie</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jamie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2009 19:17:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Jeez, all f you are stupid!!!!! Thomas Edison was a great person who had a hard life! he did not steal inventions so just shutup. if all ur gonna do is say that he is horible go do it somewhere else because no one cares!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jeez, all f you are stupid!!!!! Thomas Edison was a great person who had a hard life! he did not steal inventions so just shutup. if all ur gonna do is say that he is horible go do it somewhere else because no one cares!</p>
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		<title>By: reya</title>
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		<dc:creator>reya</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2008 11:26:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>poor elephant.</description>
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		<title>By: shishi</title>
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		<dc:creator>shishi</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:37:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Edison was a right prick. If somebody took credit for another person&#039;s invention today, people would call him a thief and a douche. But Edison did that, and most people seem to think he&#039;s a genius. What a shame.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Edison was a right prick. If somebody took credit for another person's invention today, people would call him a thief and a douche. But Edison did that, and most people seem to think he's a genius. What a shame.</p>
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		<title>By: Brooks Bell</title>
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		<dc:creator>Brooks Bell</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:50:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Edison invented the stock ticker after his failed vote counter - very successfully learning from his mistake of making something unwanted to making something invaluable.   His greatest personal invention has to be the phonograph.  Absolutely brilliant.   But, being practical, he realized that he could hire people and create a research and development organization.   The first of its kind and so many things were created from it (General Electric spun out of it) and from the many research labs that followed in the 20th century one can almost say he invented the 20th century.
In part this was due to necessity - the invention of the light bulb is fine but without the hundreds of inventions and enormous capital necessary for the power grid it would not have had much effect.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Edison invented the stock ticker after his failed vote counter - very successfully learning from his mistake of making something unwanted to making something invaluable.   His greatest personal invention has to be the phonograph.  Absolutely brilliant.   But, being practical, he realized that he could hire people and create a research and development organization.   The first of its kind and so many things were created from it (General Electric spun out of it) and from the many research labs that followed in the 20th century one can almost say he invented the 20th century.<br />
In part this was due to necessity - the invention of the light bulb is fine but without the hundreds of inventions and enormous capital necessary for the power grid it would not have had much effect.</p>
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		<title>By: Matt</title>
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		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:10:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The light bulb was invented by a Canadian im proud to say :) The patent was bought by Edison for $5k</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The light bulb was invented by a Canadian im proud to say <img src='http://www.neatorama.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  The patent was bought by Edison for $5k</p>
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		<title>By: Aaron b cochrane</title>
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		<dc:creator>Aaron b cochrane</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 04:58:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yes we really need to praise tesla&#039;s
work and ask the US goverment to release
teslas paperwork they stole the day he died.
The info within can and will free us from oil&amp;gas
war we&#039;ve been fighting for years.....
look around thank tesla for almost everything we use today!!!!!!!!!happy belated birthday nikola</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes we really need to praise tesla's<br />
work and ask the US goverment to release<br />
teslas paperwork they stole the day he died.<br />
The info within can and will free us from oil&amp;gas<br />
war we've been fighting for years.....<br />
look around thank tesla for almost everything we use today!!!!!!!!!happy belated birthday nikola</p>
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		<title>By: JD</title>
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		<dc:creator>JD</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 07:46:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It is a real shame that we don&#039;t have any mention of Nikola Tesla in The Smitsonian Institute, his AC/DC invention lights the place. Tesla invented things we take for granted today. Edison stole inventions from his workers and didn&#039;t give them half credit. Give credit where credit is due. Even Marconi stole the wireless idea from Tesla. Please mention Tesla to your children and pass on his legacy before we forget what wonderful ideas he brought to life for us to enjoy. Tesla was ahead of his time and deserves your admiration. He even came up with the idea for the multi-processor..the grandfather to your computer. It&#039;s time to stand up for Tesla...Hail...Hail!!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It is a real shame that we don't have any mention of Nikola Tesla in The Smitsonian Institute, his AC/DC invention lights the place. Tesla invented things we take for granted today. Edison stole inventions from his workers and didn't give them half credit. Give credit where credit is due. Even Marconi stole the wireless idea from Tesla. Please mention Tesla to your children and pass on his legacy before we forget what wonderful ideas he brought to life for us to enjoy. Tesla was ahead of his time and deserves your admiration. He even came up with the idea for the multi-processor..the grandfather to your computer. It's time to stand up for Tesla...Hail...Hail!!!</p>
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		<title>By: Sid Morrison</title>
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		<dc:creator>Sid Morrison</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:47:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Geez, people like to paint things really black and white!

Sure Edison was a ruthless businessman, but he was *extraordinarily* creative as well over many DECADES. He hired smart people and set them to work on problems he thought had promise.  In the early years, he had to do most of the inventing himself, but as his success grew, he was able to hire an increasingly large research staff.  The say that he stole his inventions is a pretty unjust characterization.

Tesla was unquestionably brilliant and ultimately proven correct over Edison as far &quot;the battle of the currents&quot; (A.C. v. D.C.) goes. But he was really eccentric to the degree of being a tad wacky, especially in his later years.  That doesn&#039;t disparage the tremendous work he did (especially regarding power generation and transmission), but Edison was no slouch either.

Finally, the concrete houses (look at the model and the pic of one under construction) were actually pretty nice -- they were not featureless monoliths like one might imagine. Still, people were not quite ready for mass produced houses then, so the project eventually tanked.  Fast forward to the late 1940s, when post-War America embraced the rows of identical crap thrown up (like the famous Levittown, Long Island) on the cheap during the housing boom.  By the way, most of those Edison cast concrete houses are still standing -- I think 10 remain.  They are holding up pretty well and most of the owners really like them.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Geez, people like to paint things really black and white!</p>
<p>Sure Edison was a ruthless businessman, but he was *extraordinarily* creative as well over many DECADES. He hired smart people and set them to work on problems he thought had promise.  In the early years, he had to do most of the inventing himself, but as his success grew, he was able to hire an increasingly large research staff.  The say that he stole his inventions is a pretty unjust characterization.</p>
<p>Tesla was unquestionably brilliant and ultimately proven correct over Edison as far "the battle of the currents" (A.C. v. D.C.) goes. But he was really eccentric to the degree of being a tad wacky, especially in his later years.  That doesn't disparage the tremendous work he did (especially regarding power generation and transmission), but Edison was no slouch either.</p>
<p>Finally, the concrete houses (look at the model and the pic of one under construction) were actually pretty nice -- they were not featureless monoliths like one might imagine. Still, people were not quite ready for mass produced houses then, so the project eventually tanked.  Fast forward to the late 1940s, when post-War America embraced the rows of identical crap thrown up (like the famous Levittown, Long Island) on the cheap during the housing boom.  By the way, most of those Edison cast concrete houses are still standing -- I think 10 remain.  They are holding up pretty well and most of the owners really like them.</p>
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		<title>By: Marjan</title>
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		<dc:creator>Marjan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:13:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>So, you&#039;re saying that Edison is Bill Gates minus the thugs?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So, you're saying that Edison is Bill Gates minus the thugs?</p>
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		<title>By: Larfin Jackarse</title>
		<link>http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/11/10-fascinating-facts-about-edison/comment-page-1/#comment-442585</link>
		<dc:creator>Larfin Jackarse</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:07:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@8 Pig&#039;s arse. More Edison lies.

Edison stole that invention from a bloke in 2016 and went back to register it. Everybody in the 2050&#039;s knows this.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@8 Pig's arse. More Edison lies.</p>
<p>Edison stole that invention from a bloke in 2016 and went back to register it. Everybody in the 2050's knows this.</p>
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		<title>By: SantaBJ</title>
		<link>http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/11/10-fascinating-facts-about-edison/comment-page-1/#comment-442512</link>
		<dc:creator>SantaBJ</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 07:06:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Edison was indeed a genius at some point. Problem was, he was first and foremost a businessman - and the godfather of modern Big Business douchebaggery. The overwhelming majority of &quot;his&quot; inventions were taken from his employees, who would never get any credit for their work at all. The only one who has had any credit (posthumously, mind you) would be Tesla - who was, for example, instrumental in helping Edison roll out his DC power distribution / power plants. Oh, and he was also the one who made sure it would later fail. Although, Edison made sure Tesla died a poor man before he could get anything from that...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Edison was indeed a genius at some point. Problem was, he was first and foremost a businessman - and the godfather of modern Big Business douchebaggery. The overwhelming majority of "his" inventions were taken from his employees, who would never get any credit for their work at all. The only one who has had any credit (posthumously, mind you) would be Tesla - who was, for example, instrumental in helping Edison roll out his DC power distribution / power plants. Oh, and he was also the one who made sure it would later fail. Although, Edison made sure Tesla died a poor man before he could get anything from that...</p>
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		<title>By: jxzz</title>
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		<dc:creator>jxzz</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 04:08:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>i agree with mac. tesla was the real inventor - edison just stole credit for things already invented or that were in the process of being invented, and for that, he lived a cushy life while tesla died in a hotel surrounded by pigeons.

it&#039;s a downright shame and the whole reason these exaggerations of edison&#039;s contributions are STILL perpetuated is that americans want to believe an american can take credit for the marvels of modern man kind, refusing to acknowledge anybody from that damn &quot;backwards&quot; former yugoslavia could accomplish anything.

tesla was brilliant, modest, and honest to boot, and it&#039;s humiliating most american high school students have never heard his name, let alone been made aware of his contributions to their daily lives. 

i&#039;d gladly piss on edison&#039;s grave over acknowledging anything he has &quot;done.&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i agree with mac. tesla was the real inventor - edison just stole credit for things already invented or that were in the process of being invented, and for that, he lived a cushy life while tesla died in a hotel surrounded by pigeons.</p>
<p>it's a downright shame and the whole reason these exaggerations of edison's contributions are STILL perpetuated is that americans want to believe an american can take credit for the marvels of modern man kind, refusing to acknowledge anybody from that damn "backwards" former yugoslavia could accomplish anything.</p>
<p>tesla was brilliant, modest, and honest to boot, and it's humiliating most american high school students have never heard his name, let alone been made aware of his contributions to their daily lives. </p>
<p>i'd gladly piss on edison's grave over acknowledging anything he has "done."</p>
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		<title>By: bruceb</title>
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		<dc:creator>bruceb</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 04:06:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It is not widely known that Edison had underworld connections whom he solicited to help crush moviola (the nickel movie machines popular in the day) competition. He used thugs and bombs to intimidate others in the nascent movie industry. 

Which explains why Hollywood is where it is today. The early movie makers realized they needed to put as much distance between themselves and Edison. Los Angeles and vicinity was the obvious choice. Plenty of sunshine (everything was shot in natural light in those days) and max distance from Edison and his goons.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It is not widely known that Edison had underworld connections whom he solicited to help crush moviola (the nickel movie machines popular in the day) competition. He used thugs and bombs to intimidate others in the nascent movie industry. </p>
<p>Which explains why Hollywood is where it is today. The early movie makers realized they needed to put as much distance between themselves and Edison. Los Angeles and vicinity was the obvious choice. Plenty of sunshine (everything was shot in natural light in those days) and max distance from Edison and his goons.</p>
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		<title>By: christek91</title>
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		<dc:creator>christek91</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 02:40:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I am actually related to the boy, Jimmie MacKenzie, that Edison saved from the train. Jimmie MacKenzie is my great-great-great grandfather, and my I&#039;ve heard his story, and the story of how Edison learned to use the telegraph, many times from my mother and grandmother. As a matter of fact, my brother shares his middle name with the MacKenzies. I always thought it was cool to hear about how a member of my family, over a century and a half ago, provided one of the world&#039;s most important intellectual contributers with one of his most often used skills. I love all of this history, makes me remember the good ol&#039; days!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am actually related to the boy, Jimmie MacKenzie, that Edison saved from the train. Jimmie MacKenzie is my great-great-great grandfather, and my I've heard his story, and the story of how Edison learned to use the telegraph, many times from my mother and grandmother. As a matter of fact, my brother shares his middle name with the MacKenzies. I always thought it was cool to hear about how a member of my family, over a century and a half ago, provided one of the world's most important intellectual contributers with one of his most often used skills. I love all of this history, makes me remember the good ol' days!</p>
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		<title>By: mac</title>
		<link>http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/11/10-fascinating-facts-about-edison/comment-page-1/#comment-442324</link>
		<dc:creator>mac</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 02:19:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Damn Edison. Long live Tesla!</description>
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		<title>By: johnsadowski</title>
		<link>http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/11/10-fascinating-facts-about-edison/comment-page-1/#comment-442312</link>
		<dc:creator>johnsadowski</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 02:04:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Concrete houses, I can&#039;t believe those didn&#039;t take off. Who doesn&#039;t want to be encased in solid concrete?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Concrete houses, I can't believe those didn't take off. Who doesn't want to be encased in solid concrete?</p>
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