Tesla vs Edison: History's Original Copyright Battle

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Tesla vs Edison: History's Original Copyright Battle

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The epic Tesla vs. Edison rivalry in one perfect meme! Top panel shows Nikola Tesla, the brilliant inventor who pioneered alternating current and wireless technology, labeled as "Guy who made the joke." Bottom panel features Thomas Edison holding a lightbulb with the caption "Guy who said it louder infront of the whole class." This perfectly captures how Edison, master marketer and businessman, often got credit for ideas he "borrowed" from others. Edison's famous quote "Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration" conveniently leaves out the part where the inspiration came from someone else's brain! Scientific history's original content thief.

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