It may be naive but I think the best science and creation happens in a mindset of creativity, imagination, possibility and experimentation instead of doubt.
Tesla clearly invented things that did not exist before him, and also improved other things.
To me, those are on an order of magnitude different.
So did Edison. It might very well be that Edison would not be able to spell Tesla at his best but also that Tesla would not be able to spell Edison at his best. The point is they both made very valuable contributions using their unique talents, we build upon the work of both of them today and there is no need to turn it into some sort of competition. There is no meaningful way to compare creative achievements anyway. The article has this right in some places, to be fair in others it really seems biased in the opposite direction to the comic.
I'm not really making it a competition, or a comparison. The comic did. The writer did too.
I don't mean to fuel a comparison either, but that's what's being discussed. Instead of simply giving an opinion, I listed why I believe Tesla has more of an impact on my life every day today than Edison.
Tesla clearly invented things that did not exist before him, and also improved other things.
To me, those are on an order of magnitude different.