Compare And Contrast Edison And Tesla
War of Currents
Two of the greatest inventors in American history are Thomas Edison and Nikolas Tesla. However, they had not achieved their success on their own. Many argue that the rivalry between them had pushed them to create technology which we still use today. Without the extraordinary relationship between the two, Tesla and Edison would not have accomplished the level of success both of them had.
In the beginning, the men had great respect for each other. Tesla had left Serbia for New York so he could work for Edison. He had a strong admiration for Edison’s accomplishment of the lightbulb, and Edison had said that Tesla was one of his hardest working assistants. However, despite their initial reverence and similar ambitions, the men were known as polar opposites. Tesla had always been a heavy thinker and contemplated through his experiments while Edison’s work was hands-on. It is believed that their differences in styles led to high tension between the two, and after a misunderstanding with money, the two went separate ways as Tesla swore to make his own company. (Tesla, Nikola. My Inventions: The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla. D'Alto, Nick. Edison, Tesla, and the battle of the currents: should electricity be AC or DC?) …show more content…
Edison strongly believed his DC system, which had accompanied the invention of the lightbulb, was the safer and stronger. On the other hand, Tesla argued that his adaptation of Edison’s DC system was far superior because the current could travel a much further distance. This disagreement was another factor which led to the separation of inventors, and their rivalry is what led to the war of currents. (D'Alto, Nick. Edison, Tesla, and the battle of the currents: should electricity be AC or DC? Wolf, Gene. The War of
Two of the greatest inventors in American history are Thomas Edison and Nikolas Tesla. However, they had not achieved their success on their own. Many argue that the rivalry between them had pushed them to create technology which we still use today. Without the extraordinary relationship between the two, Tesla and Edison would not have accomplished the level of success both of them had.
In the beginning, the men had great respect for each other. Tesla had left Serbia for New York so he could work for Edison. He had a strong admiration for Edison’s accomplishment of the lightbulb, and Edison had said that Tesla was one of his hardest working assistants. However, despite their initial reverence and similar ambitions, the men were known as polar opposites. Tesla had always been a heavy thinker and contemplated through his experiments while Edison’s work was hands-on. It is believed that their differences in styles led to high tension between the two, and after a misunderstanding with money, the two went separate ways as Tesla swore to make his own company. (Tesla, Nikola. My Inventions: The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla. D'Alto, Nick. Edison, Tesla, and the battle of the currents: should electricity be AC or DC?) …show more content…
Edison strongly believed his DC system, which had accompanied the invention of the lightbulb, was the safer and stronger. On the other hand, Tesla argued that his adaptation of Edison’s DC system was far superior because the current could travel a much further distance. This disagreement was another factor which led to the separation of inventors, and their rivalry is what led to the war of currents. (D'Alto, Nick. Edison, Tesla, and the battle of the currents: should electricity be AC or DC? Wolf, Gene. The War of