History That Doesn't Suck

96: The War of the Currents: (Thomas Alva Edison v. Nikola Tesla & George Westinghouse)

Aug 30, 2021

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What Is the Difference Between Direct Current and Alternating Current?

03:45

The Barring Crisis of 1890

01:37

A C Power - A New York Times Bestseller

04:36

Introduction

2min

The Electrification of the Universe

6min

Nicola Tesla, a Young Electrical Engineer

3min

The Wizard of Menlo Park

2min

Eldison Electric - A Memoir of Two Great Men, and You Are One of Them

5min

What Is the Difference Between Direct Current and Alternating Current?

4min

Alva Edison, the Patron Saint of Not Sleeping and Working Hard

3min

Upstart - Get a Low Interest Personal Loan to Get You Out of Debt

4min

William's Transformer - A New Way to Light Up Your Home

3min

10.

A C Power - A New York Times Bestseller

5min

11.

The Wizard of Menlow Park's Direct Current vs the Good Man's Alternate Current

3min

12.

The Death in the Wires

3min

13.

The Electric Wire Panic of 1889

3min

14.

The Prisoner's Death and the Death of William

4min

15.

The Barring Crisis of 1890

2min

16.

The Electrification of the World

3min

17.

The Columbian Exposition Is a Marvel of Electricity

5min

18.

The War of the Electric Currents Is Over

4min

“Tesla, you don’t understand our American humor.”

This is the story of opinionated inventors with very different views on electric lighting; a story of invention, genius, conniving, and even electrocutions. This is the War of the Currents.

Thomas Alva Edison believes in direct current. He’s convinced it’s safer. Freshly arrived from Europe, Nikola Tesla thinks alternating current has the potential to unleash indoor domestic lighting on a whole new level and can be made just as safe. The men differ, and when Nikola teams up with George Westinghouse, Alva finds his position as king of the Electric Hill threatened. But as Nikola and George will soon see: the Wizard of Menlo Park won’t take this threat lying down ...

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History That Doesn't Suck

96: The War of the Currents: (Thomas Alva Edison v. Nikola Tesla & George Westinghouse)

What Is the Difference Between Direct Current and Alternating Current?

The Barring Crisis of 1890

A C Power - A New York Times Bestseller

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