The letter “Demonizing Musk” (March 28, TribLive) stated that Elon Musk “is the Thomas Edison of our time.” That would be the same as comparing road kill with salt and pepper to a 5-star gourmet meal. Edison did invent many things, with a supporting staff, from the ground up.
Despite common belief, as an example, Edison did not invent the lightbulb; he improved on the concept and applied for and received a patent before others. Musk has for the most part repurposed existing technology with modifications and tweaks to improve said technology applied to EVs and other fields. I doubt that without the engineering staff he employees, he alone would not have produced anything in the way of transportation, solar electricity generation or other fields he is involved in.
I would also like to know why the writer is so sure that the “radical left (new Democratic Party )” is the only group attacking Tesla. Did he take a survey? Seems to me that Tesla in name and Musk in person has T’d off a lot of people across all groups. You reap what you sow.
As a side note, Nikola Tesla was an inventor in the field of electricity whose contributions were such that we might not be where we are today. Technological advancements by Edison and Tesla moved the world along at a time when others were coming up in the field of electricity. They just happened to be in the front of the race, so to say.
James R. Tarn
Derry