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		mikeash on Feb 12, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: New Tesla battery could power your home, and maybe... Edison won in business, becoming rich and famous, rather than dying poor and alone like Tesla did.

JoeAltmaier on Feb 12, 2015 [–]

Tesla made many people rich however. And was wealthy himself from time to time. He spent it all on more basic research and development. A true citizen of the world.

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