Westinghouse ( and Edison ) pushed Tesla and his ideas into the background of their huge fight over transmission over wires.
See, you can CHARGE for energy deliverd by wire.
But Tesla's system transmitted energy and whoever picked up the radiowaves used it.
So NOT what the focus of capitalists like E and W ever wanted.
Besides, we worry about the impact of energy waves from mobile phones and background radiation from wires. Imagine the possibilities with a Tesla Tower every few miles
The man was so far ahead intellectually and elsctrically than Edison ( or Westinghouse ) it was frightening. He saw energy as somethgin to be shared. Even so far as GIVING Westinghouse rights on his patents because the man claimed his company coudlnt' afford to pay. So despite his genius, Tesla was a bit of a mug
And so likewise, Edison as he did with so many other people had him removed/written out of American industrialisation.
I recommend ANYONE with any interest in engineering and intellectual pursuit shoudl read about Tesla. He was a REALLY fascinating man and intellectually so far ahead of anyoen else on the planet.