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Nikola Tesla is usually depicted in modern media as the forgotten "mad scientist" that fought for AC current over the much less efficient DC current of the Edison Company. But how much of this is actually true? What all did he actually invent in real life and was it in fact better than Edison's?

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Nikola Tesla is usually depicted in modern media as the forgotten "mad scientist" that fought for AC current over the much less efficient DC current of the Edison Company. But how much of this is actually true? What all did he actually invent in real life and was it in fact better than Edison's?	2369	AskHistorians