War of Currents

In the "War of Currents" era in the late 1880s, George Westinghouse George Westinghouse

George Westinghouse, Jr. was an American [i] entrepreneur [i] and engineer [i] ... 

 and Thomas Edison Thomas Edison

Thomas Alva Edison was an American [i] inventor [i] and businessman [i] who developed man ... 

 became adversaries due to Edison's promotion of direct current Direct current

Direct current is the constant flow of electrons [i] from low to high potential [i]. ... 

 for electric power Electric power

Electric power is defined as the amount of work [i] done by an electric current [i] in a unit time [i] ... 

 distribution over the alternating current Alternating current

An alternating current is an electrical current [i] whose magnitude [i] and direction vary c ... 

 advocated by Westinghouse and Nikola Tesla Nikola Tesla

Nikola Tesla he United States [i], Tesla's fame rivaled that of any other inven ... 

. During the initial years of electricity distribution Electricity distribution

Electricity distribution is the penultimate stage in the delivery [i] of electricity [i] ... 

, Edison's direct current was the standard for the United States and Edison was not disposed to lose all his patent royalties.

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In the "War of Currents" era in the late 1880s, George Westinghouse George Westinghouse

George Westinghouse, Jr. was an American [i] entrepreneur [i] and engineer [i] ... 

 and Thomas Edison Thomas Edison

Thomas Alva Edison was an American [i] inventor [i] and businessman [i] who developed man ... 

 became adversaries due to Edison's promotion of direct current Direct current

Direct current is the constant flow of electrons [i] from low to high potential [i]. ... 

 for electric power Electric power

Electric power is defined as the amount of work [i] done by an electric current [i] in a unit time [i] ... 

 distribution over the alternating current Alternating current

An alternating current is an electrical current [i] whose magnitude [i] and direction vary c ... 

 advocated by Westinghouse and Nikola Tesla Nikola Tesla

Nikola Tesla he United States [i], Tesla's fame rivaled that of any other inven ... 

.
During the initial years of electricity distribution Electricity distribution

Electricity distribution is the penultimate stage in the delivery [i] of electricity [i]... 

, Edison's direct current was the standard for the United States and Edison was not disposed to lose all his patent royalties.
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