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'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.

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.

i'd gladly piss on edison's grave over acknowledging anything he has "done."