Edison and the Electric Chair

William kemler's execution date was set for august sixth, 18 90. Westinghouse knew that if edison succeeded, an a c became associated with the electric chair then his business might be in trouble. They appealed, claiming that electrocution qualified as cruel and unusual punishment. It was a clever way to stop edison, but ultimately the peals failed. I think you can really say that without edison's participation, there would not have been an electric Chair.