frenchchevalierblanc t1_j911e1x wrote on February 18, 2023 at 12:24 PM

Reply to comment by pier4r in Why Nikola Tesla is So Famous (and Westinghouse is not) by pier4r

30 years ago, almost nobody knew his story and he was not "famous" at all

jrhooo t1_j926ape wrote on February 18, 2023 at 5:45 PM

realistically, I think a lot of "Tesla is so well known" (in the context of modern era, not his own time)

Is less about the popular interest in Tesla, and more about the popular fascination with "Hey, did you know Edison was actually a villain?!" articles.

Not because of any hate towards Edison specially, just the popularity of a "history got it wrong, and the hero is actually the villain" article

Blakut t1_j96dd80 wrote on February 19, 2023 at 4:30 PM

outside the us tesla was and is well known and in europe, especially in eastern europe, he is tied to numerouw conspiracy theories since ages. This, plus most of the balkan nationalists trying to claim Tesla's origins are in their country.