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Electric War: Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the Race to Light the World

Mike Winchell

Electric War recounts the late-nineteenth-century struggle over how electricity would be used to provide light. It follows Thomas Edison’s support for direct current, Nikola Tesla’s proposal for alternating current, and George Westinghouse’s partnership with Tesla to develop and deploy AC. Edison tried to portray AC as dangerous while the competing systems raced to illuminate cities and a world’s fair. The book traces the scientific, commercial, and personal conflict behind the eventual success of one current.

This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.

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Themes
History · Inventions · Science · Technology And Engineering · War And Conflict
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Published
January 22, 2019
Pages
272
ISBN-13
9781250120168
Language
English
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