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nickpinkston · 2013-05-20 · Original thread
If you want to hear how Tesla, Edison, etc. actually went about funding / building their companies - check out: "American Genesis"

It's a history of the human / social part of this period of technology. So interesting to hear about J.P. Morgan essentially angel investing in Edison / Tesla + all the other unknowns like Elmer Sperry, etc.

[1] http://www.amazon.com/American-Genesis-Invention-Technologic...

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