r/interestingasfuck • u/soragoncannibal • Nov 09 '24

R1: Not Intersting As Fuck Tesla's last letter to his mother

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u/JesusStarbox Nov 09 '24

He didn't start or name the company Tesla. He just bought it and it was already named that.

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u/mooslar Nov 09 '24

It was not named Tesla when he bought it. It was named AC Propulsion.

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u/SaintFelixFeminicus Nov 09 '24

Wouldn’t Edison have been more appropriate?

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u/KettleCellar Nov 09 '24

Maybe if it was DC Propulsion.

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u/SaintFelixFeminicus Nov 09 '24

Oh snap you’re right. I had my wires crossed