as his fear of women’s earrings) grew stronger, and he
died penniless and alone in a hotel in New York City,
Seifer said.
Edison, meanwhile, was hard of hearing and introverted,
with few close friends.
Edison also had a mean streak, which he amply displayed
in his vicious attacks against Tesla during the War of
Currents. He also gave advice on how to build the first
electric chair using direct current (DC), going into gory
detail about the techniques needed to do the deed,
Seifer said.
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Tesla was tall, slender and imposing, with a dashing
moustache and an impeccable sense of style, Carlson
said. His top hat and tails are even on display in a
museum in Serbia.
By contrast, Edison was known to be a bit of a slob.
“We’re not really interested in seeing what Edison wore,
because it was pretty forgettable,” Carlson said.
Edison even wore shoes two sizes too large so that he
could slip into and out of them without stooping down
to untie them, Carlson said.
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1. Tesla was born on July 10, 1856, in the Austrian
Empire, now Croatia. He was the fourth of five children.
After a checkered academic career in Europe, he worked
as a telegraph drafter and electrician before moving to
the United States to work for Thomas Edison in 1884.
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