On this day in 1931 Thomas Edison died. Edison claimed to have invented hundreds of things the most famous being the incandescent light bulb, which oddly enough Joseph Swan had invented and patented before Edison... funny that, kind of makes you doubt the myth somewhat. He also killed an elephant and used the media and his contacts to ruin Tessla, who was a true visionary and didn't stoop to stealing other peoples inventions.
And now the news:
Thomas Edison's other contributions to society include direct current and the electric chair. Here's a dramatisation of what can go wrong with this method of execution (WARNING not a pleasant clip) :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXbaizVEWGM
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