Thomas Edison and Nickola Tesla were both amazing inventors of the late 19th century/early 20th century. In 1884, Tesla, who was born in Croatia, moved to the United States to work for Edison. While both were great inventors, the two were very different people. Tesla was not a good business man. He invented for the love of innovation. While Edison, in contrast, was an inventor for the business of it. Edison did not just invent a product, he invented a full systems. Each item in his system was marketable allowing an increase in profit. Edison did not invent alone though, he had a full staff of scientist and engineers working for him, known as the Menlo Park gang. One of the most notable differences between Edison and Tesla was the thoughts on
