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'''John Pierpont Morgan''' (April 17, 1837 - March 31, 1913) was an American financier, banker and art collector who dominated corporate finance and industrial consolidation during his time. He was a member of the [[Templars]]. | '''John Pierpont Morgan''' (April 17, 1837 - March 31, 1913) was an [[United States|American]] financier, banker and art collector who dominated corporate finance and industrial consolidation during his time. He was a member of the [[Templars]]. | ||
He initially invested in [[Nikola Tesla]]'s [[Wikipedia:Wardenclyffe Tower|Wardenclyffe Tower]]; but after [[Thomas Edison]], another Templar and Tesla's competition, found out that Tesla wanted to give the people free electricity, he started to campaign against Tesla and showed the faults in Tesla's [[Wikipedia:Alternating current|AC electricity]], as well as sending a letter to Morgan explaining the situation. He immediately stopped financing Tesla. | He initially invested in [[Nikola Tesla]]'s [[Wikipedia:Wardenclyffe Tower|Wardenclyffe Tower]]; but after [[Thomas Edison]], another Templar and Tesla's competition, found out that Tesla wanted to give the people free electricity, he started to campaign against Tesla and showed the faults in Tesla's [[Wikipedia:Alternating current|AC electricity]], as well as sending a letter to Morgan explaining the situation. He immediately stopped financing Tesla. | ||
Revision as of 19:06, 25 October 2011
John Pierpont Morgan (April 17, 1837 - March 31, 1913) was an American financier, banker and art collector who dominated corporate finance and industrial consolidation during his time. He was a member of the Templars.
He initially invested in Nikola Tesla's Wardenclyffe Tower; but after Thomas Edison, another Templar and Tesla's competition, found out that Tesla wanted to give the people free electricity, he started to campaign against Tesla and showed the faults in Tesla's AC electricity, as well as sending a letter to Morgan explaining the situation. He immediately stopped financing Tesla.