-Caveat Lector-
In inventing there is such a thing as a basic patent. That is, a
patent which describes an invention which is basic and all others are
improvements. When I said the following in reference to Edison: "He did,
however, invent the light bulb and the basic system which provided
electricity to this country (with the exception of Tesla's contribution
of AC generator/motor)", I was referring to the basic system. (And, you
will note that I mentioned Tesla's AC contribution). How that basic
system is defined is where we differ. Previous to Edison's invention of
the light bulb and the basic system to power it, there was no electricity
being produced and delivered to homes and businesses anywhere in the
world. To make his electric bulb practical for general use, Edison had
to develop generators of greater capacity than had previously been
available, wiring systems for transporting the electricity, metering
systems, fuses for protection, receptacles, home wiring systems, etc.
This was not a trivial undertaking. Long before Tesla introduced his AC
system, Edison had wired up many cities in this country and in Europe
(in fact, I believe Tesla worked in Europe for one of Edison's
associates before he came to the US).
It was this system that I refer to when I say that Edison invented the
basic system which we now use. Regardless of whether or not Tesla or
anyone else would have invented the AC generator/motor, this system
would have continued and been improved even without AC. AC proved
to be
an improvement and was adopted for that reason. I never said otherwise.
Edison tried unsuccessfully to keep the system DC based, but lost. As I
have stated previously, the adoption of AC as standard was not without
negative consequences. If DC had remained as the standard we would
have
smaller local power plants, no grid, no Atomic power plants, and we
would not be as worried about Y2K. The relative size of cities would be
different: our largest cities would be near hydro-electric power plants,
etc. The cost of electricity, however, might be higher because of the
lack of long distance efficiency in transporting it. However, it might
be that there would be more competition and thus more efficiencies.
Also, solar power and battery storage would be more practical because
one would not need to change the DC produced through solar into AC
for
use (there is a loss in doing this). In fact, solar and wind would
probably have been developed to a far greater extent for use in rural areas.
Howard Davis
Jeff Hearon wrote:
>
> -Caveat Lector-
>
> Again, I clear this up hopefully for the last time. Tesla was totally
> responsible for the polyphase AC dynamo, which is the basis for our
> eletrical power grid system. Edsion was a DC proponent, (why in
the hell
> do you think he had such trouble with various filaments for the
incandescent
> light bulb, Dah!!! DC will burn it out twice as fast.),
>
> GE was started using infringed technology from
Tesla/Weshinghouse.
> Read your history. He was not as Howard Davis would have you
believe
> responsible for the basic system which provided electricity to this
country,
> there were at least six other prominant men engaged in this
endeavor,
> including but not limited to Eli Houston, George Westinghouse.
>
snip
> > >
> >
> > Thomas Edison was not a homosexual. He did, however, invent the
light
> > bulb and the basic system which provided electricity to this
country
> > (with the exception of Tesla's contribution of AC generator/motor),
the
> > phonograph, many improvements in telegraphy and telephones,
many
> > improvements in motion pictures, and many lesser inventions
which have
> > benefited us all (most of the lesser inventions being more useful
than
> > most other inventors major accomplishments).
> >
> > Howard Davis
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