Post 9yf7XYUPuAMt7PyWWm by oranje@cybre.space
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 (DIR) Post #9yf4thKvORTX46OzoG by randynose@fosstodon.org
       2020-08-30T21:16:17Z
       
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       It was a bet Edison made with Wallace that got us the incandescent bulb. And IT is pretty much gone today with LCD lights. The Making of America: Thomas Edison - TIMEEdison perfected the incandescent bulb and devised a system of electrical current to serve homes and businesses. Then came the hard parthttp://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1999143_1999202_1999203,00.html
       
 (DIR) Post #9yf4tiBkE3j5hv7B8i by ericbuijs@fosstodon.org
       2020-08-30T22:16:26Z
       
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       @randynose Unfortunately the reputation of Edison is forever tainted by the way he thwarted and discredited Tesla during his career. He went as far as having an electrical device developed based on AC (a Tesla invention) and electrocuted dogs and horses to demonstrate how dangerous AC was.http://www.nuc.berkeley.edu/dept/Courses/E-24/E-24Projects/MariaChang/The_War_of_Currents/The_War_of_Currents.htm
       
 (DIR) Post #9yf7XYUPuAMt7PyWWm by oranje@cybre.space
       2020-08-30T22:46:10Z
       
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       @ericbuijs @randynose Didn't he also try to electrocute a convict with a death sentence?
       
 (DIR) Post #9yf7rcFtc5uqackUbY by oranje@cybre.space
       2020-08-30T22:49:47Z
       
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       @ericbuijs @randynose Also, Edison didn't really invent many of the patents to which he's credited. He paid others to do the work, bought ideas, stoles ideas and also just tried stuff until something worked. The proverbial throw shit on the wall and see what sticks. Tesla couldn't deal with that approach because he thought every invention through.
       
 (DIR) Post #9yfLU052mPsStEJ2y8 by randynose@fosstodon.org
       2020-08-31T01:22:22Z
       
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       @ericbuijsAs a kid, I had more respect for him. As I learned more, it would seem he gobbled up many ideas if he thought he could make something work.
       
 (DIR) Post #9yfuzod8NqBj2Y9qim by ericbuijs@fosstodon.org
       2020-08-31T08:00:09Z
       
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       @randynose me too, I remember being shocked when I first read about the current wars.
       
 (DIR) Post #9ygMYSZR5eXzWNAjYm by ericbuijs@fosstodon.org
       2020-08-31T13:09:07Z
       
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       @oranje From what I've read Edison proposed to use AC for the electrical chair and Edison Electric did assist in the design of the electrical chair. I'm sure Edison didn't participate in executions of any convict (which is a State business after all).@randynose
       
 (DIR) Post #9ygP8LuRX8TxCAEz4a by oranje@cybre.space
       2020-08-31T13:38:01Z
       
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       @ericbuijs @randynose I need to look it up but, as I remember, he was going to execute a convict with AC as a public demonstration to show the dangers of AC.
       
 (DIR) Post #9ygRDzMKUHEWu26Er2 by oranje@cybre.space
       2020-08-31T14:01:27Z
       
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       @ericbuijs @randynose Actually, Edison employed a man named Brown who did all the killing. He electrocuted countless dogs, a horse, assisted a park in killing an elephant and the state of New York in killing a convict. While Brown did all the work, procuring Westinghouse equipment and testing, it later came out that Edison was footing the bill and providing the space. This furthers the notion that he did little real work himself and employed underlings.