-Caveat Lector- "Dennis, Andrew" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -Caveat Lector- > > >Had Edision had his way, we would have been on the DC > >system with step-up generators every 5-6 miles, throughout > >the country. Thank God for the vision of George Westinghouse, > >who fully supported Tesla and his 60 cycle AC power generation. > > and: > > >Edison and Tesla had a falling out; Edison was a humanitarian.....Tesla > >and Westinghouse hand in hand, produced the first Electric > >Chair.......this resulted in Edison calling in the Westinghouse > >Chair.... > > no, Edison invented the electric chair (which uses alternating current) > as a method of execution to demonstrate that AC was "far more dangerous" > than DC. > > Y'see, because Tesla had the patents for the induction motors and > generators you need to make cheap AC, Edison couldn't get his snout in > the trough that Westinghouse (Tesla's employer) was gobbling from. > Because AC is cheaper to produce and distribute, it was cheaper to the > customer and therefore more commercially successful. So Edison tried to > get it banned on safety grounds (broadly equivalent, in logical terms, > to getting north-bound roads banned as inherently less safe than > south-bound roads)... > > Andrew > Edison's image as "the Great Inventor" was carefully manufactured--by himself. As far as I can tell, the man never actually invented anything himself except maybe the lightbulb. Everything else he stole from his assistants, with absolutely no attribution or remuneration. Just goes to show...if you keep pulling the wool over people's eyes long enough, eventually they come to think the world actually *looks* that way. Bob ================================= Robert F. Tatman [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Remove "nospam" from the address to reply. NOTICE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml POSTING THIS MESSAGE TO THE INTERNET DOES NOT IMPLY PERMISSION TO SEND UNSOLICITED COMMERCIAL E-MAIL (SPAM) TO THIS OR ANY OTHER INTERNET ADDRESS. RECEIPT OF SPAM WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION OF THE SENDER'S ISP. ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com. DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
