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104026, RE: Two rivalries in the movie
Posted by jigga, Mon Oct-23-06 11:45 AM
>Although it's pretty small part, but I was thinking that
>there was another rivalry in the movie. Tesla v. Edison.

I didnt ever really pick up on that. I'll have to look for it the next time I see it.

>While watching the movie, I couldn't help but think of Edison
>as the Bill Gates of the time sending his ElectriThugs to
>steal Tesla's ideas.
>
>According to Wikipedai, cause you know it's NEVER wrong, they
>had a pretty fierce rivalry that parallels the rivalry between
>Borden and Angiers.
>
>From wikipedia:
>
>"Some sources have claimed that due to their animosity toward
>each other neither was given the award, despite their enormous
>scientific contributions, and that each sought to minimize the
>other one's achievements and right to win the award, that both
>refused to ever accept the award if the other received it
>first, and that both rejected any possibility of sharing it."

What award?