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   5/03/08

   daniel23

   Thomas Edison, so far.

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      5/03/08

      PotatoChef

      I agree. Mr Gates would need to do a bit more to catch up.
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   5/03/08

   ender

   edison

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3. 

   5/03/08

   loredan

   Edison for sure

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4. 

   5/03/08

   ttiger

   Nikolas Tesla
   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Tesla
   
   in fact Edison is nothing without Tesla!

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      5/06/08

      ekim941

      See, now that's what I'm talkin bout.
      
      Then again, didn't gates steal from zerox?
      
      "Good artists copy, great artists steal" William Shakespeare.
      Also, the slogan for Microsoft in the early days.
      
      Source (The road ahead)
5. 

   5/03/08

   acousticguitarist

   I agrre tesla...
   
   and he's back

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6. 

   5/03/08

   Anniepooh

   Edison, of course.

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7. 

   5/03/08

   ttiger

   Edison stole most invention and pattern from tesla

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8. 

   5/03/08

   BennyGreenberg

   Edison is one of those people who showed that no matter how many times you may fail - you have to pick yourself up and give it another try -

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      5/03/08

      ttiger

      he built his empire on the back of honest inventor and worker and take it all at his own advantage.
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      5/03/08

      BennyGreenberg

      Maybe - Maybe not...
      I'll wait another 100 years and find out exactly what every other GREAT inventor stole...
      
      Edision still gets my vote
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      5/03/08

      BennyGreenberg

      And his empire was doing pretty good before Tesla - if not - There would have been no place for Tesla to become famous doing his thing...
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      5/03/08

      PotatoChef

      Benny, maybe that is the best thing Edison left us. Never give up and keep picking yourself up off the floor and go back into battle (so to speak). He was a great man.
9. 

   5/03/08

   gosmelltheflowers

   Edison by a country mile...

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10. 

    5/03/08

    chere101

    Edison....If Edison hadn't done what he did for this world, Bill Gates would not be able to give us the technological advancements he has.

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    1. 

       5/04/08

       PotatoChef

       Ain't doing anything without electricity!
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       5/06/08

       ekim941

       You're getting Edison and Franklin confused.
       
       It's easy to do since they both got their best ideas from Tesla.
11. 

    5/04/08

    filmasia

    Thomas Edison, of course!

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12. 

    5/05/08

    jackpayne

    Old Tom.

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13. 

    5/05/08

    voodooKobra

    If what I've read is true, then John Hutchinson (the controversial inventor) would have a larger impact if he didn't keep getting raided by the government. As for Edison vs Tesla, I'll go with Tesla.
    
    Bill Gates is worthless.

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       5/06/08

       PotatoChef

       You really think that Hutchinson should be thought of as a greater inventor than Edison? Interesting.
       
       From AmericanGravity.com
       
       The Hutchison effect has been known to cause the spontaneous levitation of a variety of common household & workshop materials. The photos above are a stop-motion display of a glass of liquid spontaneously flying out of the top of the glass. John has also levitated a 70-pound antique cannon-ball without any electrical connections during testing.
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       5/06/08

       ekim941

       Hutchinson and Norman Haber are both brilliant men that lack the backing of their peers.
       Unfortunately with technology, acceptance of your peers means more than the work itself.
       Just ask Tesla
14. 

    5/06/08

    drdental

    Depends. If we're talking about a negative impact, Bill Gates gets my vote for releasing Vista.

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       5/06/08

       PotatoChef

       I have yet to hear anyone say anything positive about Vista. Guess I'm lucky that I'm still using XP.
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    5/06/08

    wehireu

    Thomas Edison hands down. Tesla ended up going off the deep end.

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