Jeremiah Watkins Is WILD! | ep 104 - History Hyenas
The hosts discuss the complex legacy of Thomas Edison, highlighting his ruthless business tactics, rivalry with Nikola Tesla, and the marketing-driven origins of the American film industry.summaryEdison's rivalry with Tesla was fueled by his inability to accept competing technology; he used propaganda (electrocuting an elephant) to associate Alternating Current with death to protect his Direct Current monopoly.takeawayThe major Hollywood studios (Paramount, 20th Century Fox, Universal) were founded in Los Angeles specifically because filmmakers fled New Jersey to escape Edison's Motion Picture Patents Company, which attempted to monoptakeaway














