War of Currents
In the "War of Currents" era in the late 1880s,
George Westinghouse and
Thomas Edison became adversaries due to Edison's promotion of
direct current for
electric power distribution over the
alternating current advocated by Westinghouse and
Nikola Tesla.
During the initial years of
electricity distribution, 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 and
Thomas Edison became adversaries due to Edison's promotion of
direct current for
electric power distribution over the
alternating current advocated by Westinghouse and
Nikola Tesla.
During the initial years of
electricity distribution, Edison's direct current was the standard for the United States and Edison was not disposed to lose all his patent royalties.
