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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. TOP 11 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABAUT NIKOLA TESLA Most fashionable 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. Read more at http://www.livescience.com/46739- tesla-vs-edison-comparison.html 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. 40 THE CLAPPER 2016 - 2017