John 12:24 "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit."
And he makes interesting cars, too!
Indeed, he was a clever man. :)
Tesla was indeed a smart man and he really contributed a lot for this country, but many times he didn't get the glory of his inventions.
True, Senior. Edison & his backers made sure of that.
Edison and Tesla. Two paranoids, but Edison had more clout to keep Tesla at bay.Just think, if they and George Westinghouse had all been friends!Certainly, we'd have had our flying cars, by now!gfa
Guffaw, that would have been something, and our sciences might have been MUCH farther along by now.
Money and politics screw everything up.What a world we'd live in if Edison had just "Teamed up".
Greybeard, that's so true ... on both counts.
Brilliant and precient except he missed the part where there was a steep rise in stupid as well: selfies, lack of ability to actually communicate, etc.
PH, true enough. You can't blame him for expecting people to be reasonably intelligent.
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And he makes interesting cars, too!
Indeed, he was a clever man. :)
Tesla was indeed a smart man and he really contributed a lot for this country, but many times he didn't get the glory of his inventions.
True, Senior. Edison & his backers made sure of that.
Edison and Tesla. Two paranoids, but Edison had more clout to keep Tesla at bay.
Just think, if they and George Westinghouse had all been friends!
Certainly, we'd have had our flying cars, by now!
gfa
Guffaw, that would have been something, and our sciences might have been MUCH farther along by now.
Money and politics screw everything up.
What a world we'd live in if Edison had just "Teamed up".
Greybeard, that's so true ... on both counts.
Brilliant and precient except he missed the part where there was a steep rise in stupid as well: selfies, lack of ability to actually communicate, etc.
PH, true enough. You can't blame him for expecting people to be reasonably intelligent.
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