What is the truth between the rivalry between Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison?

by Hranu

When browsing the internet you often seen the point that Nikola Tesla was essentially stolen from by Thomas Edison, along with seeing a lot of Nikola Tesla's inventions in the mainstream media.

Was there any truth behind the rivalry or the claims that other people seem to make between Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla?

Searocksandtrees

hi! not discouraging other responses, but you may get something out of these earlier posts

oh, also, this could be a good question for /r/AskScience - maybe run a search there for "tesla edison" to see if it has come up before