Not surprising at all. He was a minor player in the Current Wars compared to his primary benefactor, George Westinghouse. His image was rehabilitated first by Serbian-Americans and then by webcomic artists and Redditors, who turned him into a secular saint.
Most of what people think they know about Tesla is not actually true if you examine the historical record. But software engineering as a discipline demands business villains and craftsman heroes, and so Edison and Tesla were warped to fit those roles even though in real life there is only evidence of cordial interactions.
Most of what people think they know about Tesla is not actually true if you examine the historical record. But software engineering as a discipline demands business villains and craftsman heroes, and so Edison and Tesla were warped to fit those roles even though in real life there is only evidence of cordial interactions.