I inadvertently linked his electricity experiments and his x-ray experiments. Through his Xray experiments, he killed
Clarence Madison Daily, even though other scientists had warned that experiments with Xrays would be harmful on humans and animals.
The electrical chair story and the electrocution of animals is not made up. There are videos of
Topsy being electrocuted and he electrocuted other animals before testing on
Topsy.
Xrays:
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/ist/?next=/history/clarence-dally-the-man-who-gave-thomas-edison-x-ray-vision-123713565/
Electric Chair:
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/edison-vs-westinghouse-a-shocking-rivalry-102146036/
Maybe she should name a son Tesla instead:
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/teslaThis message was edited 3/16/2015, 1:36 AM