because he invented many useful things we use today
Answer:
It is questionable if they liked him all that much:
- His use of personal hygiene was minimal
- He insisted his workers put in excessive hours
- He was a workaholic
- He electrocuted animals (dogs to elephants) to sell his way of making electricity and discredit the more easily transmitted alternating current (AC) system invented by Nikola Tesla
- He reneged on promises of payment to his staff and stole their ideas without credit
