Craig,
Its really pity you think this way. This is actually first time i ever hear anything so untrue about Nikola Tesla.
Money was never important to Tesla. But sadly you are not alone thinking about him this way. Here is example from wiki:
"Tesla was a lot of things, but he was a lousy businessman. In the end, that just added to his mystique. An example is that in 1896 he came out with a remote controled boat. Allready a millionary, his thought was selling the remote control boat to the navy to blow up enemy's ships. The navy did not buy this. He never though to make it a toy."
Many cashed in thanks to Teslas innovations. I guess in capitalism everything is looked at through money and then we wonder where is humanity going because of it.
cheers
bob