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Tesla’s New Strategy Is Over 100 Years Old

Contrary to popular belief, Thomas Edison did not invent the lightbulb. Twenty or so inventors and labs had already come up with similar designs when he patented his in 1879. What Edison really invented was affordable and accessible electric light.

Edison’s breakthrough was guided by a fundamental insight: any given product is only as powerful as the system in which it is deployed.
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