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originally posted by: digital01anarchy
Yes and when tesla built a tower that could transmit electricity at far distances and couldnt be regulated for profit westinghouse shut it down and canned tesla. Tesla was trying to help the world he was a different breed of man. However he did come up with a deathray that could be used my the military "they never took him up on the offer" and tesla died pennyless and forgotten. Side note teslas house was raided after his death and his work siezed. Some of it is still probably considered top secret. Tesla was the real deal and probably smarter then albert Einstein by a long shot
originally posted by: LuXTeN
a reply to: reldra
if you like his movies, why would you prefer him to do less?
originally posted by: EartOccupant
So because he sucked in monetizing his accomplishments and lived in a hotel..
He sucked... in everything he did.
It was quite normal in those days for unmarried man to live in some kind of hospital , "hotel" or other serviced facility.
In other words, it’s a total myth that “Tesla Died Penniless.” He was living in a suite of rooms in a downtown NYC hotel, and still paying many warehouses for storing his lifetime collection of equipment and writings. The truth was that Tesla did have nearly zero income, and would have ended up homeless if not for the $100,000/year that a foreign government decided to supply, seeing he was their national hero and all.
originally posted by: EartOccupant
He liked to be well dressed...
But not being able to monetize your inventions OR improvements ...
Is no reason to smear the mans accomplishments.
originally posted by: EartOccupant
Ok, so he lived like that.
What does it change his work ?
originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
originally posted by: digital01anarchy
Yes and when tesla built a tower that could transmit electricity at far distances and couldnt be regulated for profit westinghouse shut it down and canned tesla. Tesla was trying to help the world he was a different breed of man. However he did come up with a deathray that could be used my the military "they never took him up on the offer" and tesla died pennyless and forgotten. Side note teslas house was raided after his death and his work siezed. Some of it is still probably considered top secret. Tesla was the real deal and probably smarter then albert Einstein by a long shot
All that is some posthumous glorification of a man, while brilliant, who built on other people's work but due to his poor business acumen gut out hustled by more ruthless people.
originally posted by: EartOccupant
So you are actually attacking his taste of clothes ? Whoohahaha
Also you are accusing a researcher of not being able to make good business decisions...
I'm not being passive aggressive , i'm being actively aggressive because every time Tesla is being mentioned on ATS some big Guns are showing up to demonize his accomplishments.
to demonize his accomplishments.
He liked money just as much as the next person
originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
originally posted by: EartOccupant
Ok, so he lived like that.
What does it change his work ?
Nothing. It just changes your false trope of the aesthete inventor with no interest in money.
He liked money just as much as the next person. He just sucked at business.
originally posted by: digital01anarchy
Well i guess your correct and yes some people have built him up my self included but i highly doubt all of his inventions can be considered plagiarized or on the backs of others.
originally posted by: digital01anarchy
Yeah when people burn your lab to the ground with all your new inventions and you have to start over from its bad for business usually.
originally posted by: EartOccupant
He was a money hunter
He liked money just as much as the next person