96: The War of the Currents: (Thomas Alva Edison v. Nikola Tesla & George Westinghouse)
History That Doesn't Suck
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A ten-year-old boy dies while playing with a telegraph pole in new york. The wire was running an alternating current above his head, right next to the other end of the wire in his hand. If there had been better insulation on the wires, or if they were buried underground, this tragedy most definitely could have been avoided. A serbian immigrant has just perfected an a c polyphase induction motor. But as the voltage goes up, so does the public's worry about the motor.
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