The War of the Currents
By Laurie Lewis
In the late nineteenth century, a nearly bloodless war played out across the country. It was a war that would change life forever, just as the invention of the wheel did in ancient times and computers and the internet have done in modern times. On one side of the battle were Thomas Edison and his direct current (DC) electrical power. His opponents were George Westinghouse, Nikola Tesla, and alternating current (AC). The battle between advocates of AC and DC was similar to the twentieth-century VHS versus Betamax or Mac versus PC contests: which would take over the world?
In the late nineteenth century, a nearly bloodless war played out across the country. It was a war that would change life forever, just as the invention of the wheel did in ancient times and computers and the internet have done in modern times. On one side of the battle were Thomas Edison and his direct current (DC) electrical power. His opponents were George Westinghouse, Nikola Tesla, and alternating current (AC). The battle between advocates of AC and DC was similar to the twentieth-century VHS versus Betamax or Mac versus PC contests: which would take over the world?
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