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#83 Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, George Westinghouse, and the Race to Electrify the World

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Edison on Westinghouse

Thomas Edison feared that poorly designed and installed AC systems would impede broad adoption of the electric power system. He was a missionary in every single endeavor that he did, says author John Sutter. "I think you see that with Westinghouse. You see what Tesla, you see with Edison, yousee with all of them"

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