No later than the fourth day of the academic week, please respond to this thread bywriting a thorough and thoughtful essaythat answersoneof the following questions: Who was the better inventor, Edison

No later than the fourth day of the academic week

,

please respond to this thread by

writing a thorough and thoughtful essay

that answers

one

of the following questions:

1. Who was the better inventor, Edison or Tesla, and why?
2. For this question, refer back to the Week 4 reading, “Science and the Art of Perspective.” How might one relate Einstein’s theory of relativity to mathematical perspective in art?
3. Select one invention or innovation from the period under discussion this week. How did it transform the daily lives and the worldview of lower class, middle class, and upper class people, if at all?

Your Initial Post is expected to be a 300 word prose essay, with a

thesis statement

and 2-5 paragraphs supporting and explaining the thesis.Remember to base your response on information and analysis from the readings.

Cite the information and analysis you provide.

For this Discussion, it is not necessary to citethe required readings if your topic is not included in them. But do cite credible sources. Explain what you learned in

your own words,

and do your best to

synthesize

the authors’ analyses into your own original analysis; do not rely exclusively on quotations from the readings to make your points. Please

change the title

of your post to something unique.

Note

which question you choose to answer.

Your

Initial Post

should be up by the fourth day of the academic week

.

So that our discussion is thoughtful and sustained, each peer response must be

at least100words

in length.Your

Peer Responses

should be posted by the last day of the academic week

.