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Does "Take that, Thomas Edison" mean "Take the challenge, Edison, (you have to prove that you are a slayer of giants as well)"?
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TO MANY, Nikola Tesla is a folk hero. He is a steady fixture in science fiction, and his role in the war over whether alternating or direct current should be used to transmit electricity in the late 19th century has cemented him in the popular imagination as a slayer of giants. Take that, Thomas Edison.
Source: New Scientist
Read more: https://www.newscientist.com/articl...e-biopic-of-a-scientific-great/#ixzz6W2fA8K4s
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TO MANY, Nikola Tesla is a folk hero. He is a steady fixture in science fiction, and his role in the war over whether alternating or direct current should be used to transmit electricity in the late 19th century has cemented him in the popular imagination as a slayer of giants. Take that, Thomas Edison.
Source: New Scientist
Read more: https://www.newscientist.com/articl...e-biopic-of-a-scientific-great/#ixzz6W2fA8K4s