Edison Invention Credit
Comments debate Thomas Edison's reputation for taking credit for inventions by employees or others like Tesla, often comparing him to modern figures like Musk who are accused of similar attribution.
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Thomas Edison too: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1649850
Well, at least he invented it :)
Someone should tell Thomas Edison about this.
He is related to an inventor in one of those things :)
"Nearly inventing" is not something to be proud of.
Edison being the guy who ripped off Tesla?
Better to invent the electric light bulb than to cope with candles ... ?
apparently Edison took credit for all his employees' invrntions
Nikola Tesla might have something to say about that...
Thomas Edison is notorious for doing this, so it isn’t that ambiguous.