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How Did Nikola Tesla's Inventions Change History

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Despair.com, maker of Demotivators calendars, posters and mugs shares an important lesson about history. Regarding Nikola Tesla, their illboard for “Brilliance; It’s No Match for Cunning”, states “His inventions changed history and put Edison’s to shame. So Edison changed history and erased his name.” Ulysses S Grant, 18th President of the United States has been giving the same treatment. A champion of the 14th and 15th amendments, which gave citizenship and due process of law to all blacks and granted all males, regardless of color, the right to vote. *Grant was the most able and supportive president of those amendments that protected the rights of former slaves; being granted full citizenship and suffrage rights. Foes of history that
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