# Why Nikola Tesla was the greatest geek who ever lived

<http://theoatmeal.com/comics/tesla>

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## What Jamie wrote

Great comic from the Oatmeal.

<blockquote>
In short: the only thing Edison truly pioneered was douchebaggery.
</blockquote>

## Facts

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## Same host

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- [What Would Don Draper Do? - The Oatmeal](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/94d0929ca251/) (theoatmeal.com, July 8, 2011)
- [Why working at home is both awesome and horrible - The Oatmeal](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/34ce8d70e138/) (theoatmeal.com, August 14, 2011)
- [How I interpret my beverage options on an airplane](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/8d083aaaedee/) (theoatmeal.com, April 12, 2012)

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- [Kiva Annual Report](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/8c1da1d069af/) (kiva.org, May 16, 2012)
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## Elsewhere

- Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://theoatmeal.com/comics/tesla