Jan. 4, 1903: Edison Fries an Elephant to Prove His Point

Fri Jan 4 10:09:27 CST 2008

Edison was a BAD man.  (just so you know)

On Jan 4, 2008 9:30 AM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
> http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/01/dayintech_0104
>
> Today's the anniversary of Thomas Edison's vicious electrocution of a live elephant in order to prove the dangers of Nikola Tesla's alternating current and the safety of his competing direct current.