Age, Biography and Wiki
💰 Net worth: $65 million (2024)
About
American entrepreneur and engineer who invented air brakes for trains. His development of AC electrical power was used in some of the early electrical chairs in prison.
Before Fame
He started inventing at an early age, beginning with the rotary steam engine at age nineteen.
Trivia
The system of AC electrical power that Tesla developed and he perfected, ended up winning over Edison's direct current system making him one of Edison's biggest rivals.
Family Life
He had three brothers named Henry, Albert and John.
Associated With
He was one of Thomas Edison's main rivals for innovations.