Tesla Vs Edison.

I think Tesla was Superior.

He made better inventions and cared about mankind

School skips over so much about Tesla that it's sickening >.>

Tesla rocked harder. That's for damn sure.

Tesla rocked harder. That's for damn sure.

Pirate700

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Tesla rocked harder. That's for damn sure.

SaintWalrus

Seriously?

I agree. Tesla get overlooked all the time.

I'll say Edison based solely on the assumption everyone will say Tesla.

Tesla was the electric Jesus.

Related: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gOR91oentQ&feature=related

Edison cause my PC uses DC... so does my smert phone

so does my router

so does my modem

so do all electronics

Edison cause my PC uses DC... so does my smert phone

so does my router

so does my modem

so do all electronics

Anyway: Edison.

No Edison = no recorded music, no movies.

We all benefit from both of their inventions and contributions to science.

Anyway: Edison.

No Edison = no recorded music, no movies.

worlock77

No Edison=Tesla. Who was pretty much doing the same thing no but with AC as opposed to DC?

Edison was a ruthluss business man and basically stole everything from Tesla.

**** Edison.

Oh yeah by the way.

NAILED IT

Edison cause my PC uses DC... so does my smert phone

so does my router

so does my modem

so do all electronics

JigglyWiggly_

Direct Current is like the current from a battery.

Alternating Current is 120 volts and is what all lights and light sockets have.

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Edison cause my PC uses DC... so does my smert phone

so does my router

so does my modem

so do all electronics

TheHighWind

Direct Current is like the current from a battery.

Alternating Current is 120 volts and is what all lights and light sockets have.

Tesla.

Anyway: Edison.

No Edison = no recorded music, no movies.

worlock77

I thought Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville was the inventor of sound recording.

I'd vote for Tesla - by a mile

Tesla is the only choice here.

Even Edison admitted that Tesla was great when Edison was at his deathbed.

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Anyway: Edison.

No Edison = no recorded music, no movies.

RationalAtheist

I thought Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville was the inventor of sound recording.

As far as I'm aware de Martinville made the first sound recordings yes, but Edison made the first recording and playback device that was commercially viable. So while it might be a bit premature to say "no Edison = no recorded music", he did pretty much kick off the recording industry, thus bringing recorded music into the average person's home.

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Anyway: Edison.

No Edison = no recorded music, no movies.

worlock77

I thought Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville was the inventor of sound recording.

As far as I'm aware de Martinville made the first sound recordings yes, but Edison made the first recording and playback device that was commercially viable. So while it might be a bit premature to say "no Edison = no recorded music", he did pretty much kick off the recording industry, thus bringing recorded music into the average person's home.

By that rationale.

No Henry Ford=no cars

:shock:

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I thought Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville was the inventor of sound recording.

Ilovegames1992

As far as I'm aware de Martinville made the first sound recordings yes, but Edison made the first recording and playback device that was commercially viable. So while it might be a bit premature to say "no Edison = no recorded music", he did pretty much kick off the recording industry, thus bringing recorded music into the average person's home.

By that rationale.

No Henry Ford=no cars

:shock:

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Anyway: Edison.

No Edison = no recorded music, no movies.

worlock77

I thought Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville was the inventor of sound recording.

As far as I'm aware de Martinville made the first sound recordings yes, but Edison made the first recording and playback device that was commercially viable. So while it might be a bit premature to say "no Edison = no recorded music", he did pretty much kick off the recording industry, thus bringing recorded music into the average person's home.

I thought it was Emile Berliner who invented records. Edison's phonographs were to be used for dictation recording and playback and were fragile (made of wax), of poor audio quality and short duration. The gramaphone really made the recording industry take off, but I should give Edison some props for supporting the secretatrial and office supply indusrtries.

Tesla is the only choice here.

Even Edison admitted that Tesla was great when Edison was at his deathbed.

ghoklebutter

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Direct Current is like the current from a battery.

Alternating Current is 120 volts and is what all lights and light sockets have.

TheHighWind

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Edison cause my PC uses DC... so does my smert phone

so does my router

so does my modem

so do all electronics

BranKetra

From the Oatmeal.com

"Nikola Tesla was an insane genius who ushered humanity into a second industrial revolution. Thomas Edison was an overrated douchecopter who probably wet the bed. This bumper sticker aims to reinforce both of those statements."

Yeah you go ahead and use AC on electronics

JigglyWiggly_

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If I recall, AC is supposed to be more efficient. BranKetra

Both were great inventors who could have achieved even greater things had they worked together.

Hubris....what are you going to do eh? :P

:lol: it's safer.Nibroc420

They are equally dangerous.

Anyway, in the last 20 years, most power supplies have changed from rectified DC (using large transformers and capacitors) to "switched mode" power supplies, which really fool DC equipment into accepting really high frequency AC current.

Kinetoscope, so Edison. Can Tesla offer movies?

clearly tesla wins

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Yeah you go ahead and use AC on electronics

BranKetra

In DC current always flows the same way.

Haven't you taken a physics class?

go raed

http://www.kpsec.freeuk.com/acdc.htm

Tesla, duh

Edison cause my PC uses DC... so does my smert phone

so does my router

so does my modem

so do all electronics

JigglyWiggly_

In the field of electricity, Tesla was probably better. But as an overall inventor, Edison was far more prolific and superior. They may have fought over currents, but they also did lots of work that was quite different. Hard to compare because of that.

There, now this topic is complete.

Carry on.

Tesla, because Tesla wasn't a patent stealing cock-bag.

None of Edison's inventions ever appeared in a Command and Conquer game.

hahahahahahahahaha

In DC current always flows the same way.

Haven't you taken a physics class?

go raed

link

JigglyWiggly_

Actually the electrical nature of the electronics inside your PC requires them to use DC. Logic circuits would simply not work on AC.

PS2_ROCKS

None of Edison's inventions ever appeared in a Command and Conquer game.

Johnny_Rock

There, now this topic is complete.

Carry on.

Meinhard1

That's interesting. Is that due to the way electronics have developed or is there something more basic about logic circuitry that requires DC? As you can tell, I don't know much about the subject.

BranKetra

As for logic circuitry...ever since binary came around, it was decided data could be represented using bits or 1s and 0s. Back in the old days, a 1 = a switch turned on and a 0 = a switch turned off. Today, a 1 = some voltage and a 0 = no voltage (0 volts). It just so happens that "a voltage" = whatever the voltage supplying the circuit is. In a typical microprocessor, a 1 is represented by about 3V. Transistors inside microprocessors can take that 3V and make it 0V to represent a 0 instead of a 1.

So if you were to take away that direct 3V supply and put a 3V AC supply in its place, a microprocessor would just go nuts turning on and off and not do anything productive.

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Edison cause my PC uses DC... so does my smert phone

so does my router

so does my modem

so do all electronics

PS2_ROCKS

In the field of electricity, Tesla was probably better. But as an overall inventor, Edison was far more prolific and superior. They may have fought over currents, but they also did lots of work that was quite different. Hard to compare because of that.

sonicare

Edison was a business man and a lot of his inventions weren't actually his, they were the products of his company's employees.