~~Education~~ Edison owed him 50k, roughly 1.2 million dollars in today's metrics.
Several months after Edison employed him, Tesla announced that his work was successfully completed. When Tesla asked to be paid, however, Edison seemed astonished. He explained that the offer of $50,000 had been made in jest. "When you become a full-fledged American you will appreciate an American joke," Edison said. Shocked and disgusted, Tesla immediately resigned.
Not just a shitty person but a literal bigot that likely would have followed ford in aligning himself with Hitler, he simply didn't live long enough and missed it but like 7 years.
Where did you find that. I've got multiple sources who say the same, you've got "nuh uh" for a subject better you not I were alive to know first hand.
How is sourced PBS publication "a fucking pile of garbage" you never even offered actual criticism.
Ed: another, this one from 1919.
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