Nikola Tesla Was Cheated By Thomas Edison
During his nearly one year of employment at Edison's Manhattan headquarters in 1884–1855, Tesla won over everyone with his diligence and innovation. It is said that he replaced original Edison designs with better versions of more than 20 machines. Tesla was allegedly given a $50,000 reward by Edison for enhancing the design of his DC dynamos.
In a short period of time, Tesla made the device far more efficient. Edison, however, appeared surprised when Tesla requested payment. He clarified that the jokey $50,000 offer had been made. You will enjoy an American joke after you are a full-fledged American, according to Edison. Tesla immediately resigned, shocked and repulsed.
Tesla left the Machine Works after a total of six months of employment there. He left his position as Edison's apprentice not just because he felt “soiled” by the inventor's greed, as the documentary revealed, but also because he felt “cheated”.
Edison's DC power approach was ultimately disproven by Tesla as being grossly inadequate for his goals. Instead, he opted for the still-commonly-used method of alternating current or AC power. The young Serbian received financial support from businessman George Westinghouse and succeeded in illuminating the first-ever electrically lit exhibition in Chicago in 1893.
