2007-10-07 07:04:51 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Tesla beats them both.
2007-10-07 07:13:25 · answer #1 · answered by Lloyd B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Their talents were very different so it's hard to compare the two. Bell was much more of a scientist than Edison was, while Edison's greatest gifts were for organization and promotion.
2007-10-07 09:34:30 · answer #2 · answered by injanier 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's hard to determine this. In general, Bell was luckier that his major invention, the telephone, survived some messy patent challanges and that he founded "Ma Bell". Edison was more of a promoter, and started the prototype of a modern scientific "think tank". However, he blew it on electricity when he opted for DC transmission. AC transmission was far better for a large network, and became the method used today. Yet,quite a few companies still have "Edison" in their name. ...
2007-10-07 07:13:50 · answer #3 · answered by cattbarf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋