Tesla vs. Edison... who is the better inventer?

[Commando]

The Ghost of RubangB said:

Commando said:
Great great thread!

I think that Tesla was potentially the better inventor. I think though in practice/reality it was Edison, simply because he understood business better. He was able to get more money from his inventions and fund greater amounts of research.

So you think that Edison was a better inventer because he was a better businessman because he was a liar and a thief?

Can I go steal a bunch of Olympic medals and call myself the world's greatest athlete because I'm a better businessman?

 

 Care to explain Bill Gates success any differently?