#258 | The War Of The Currents

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In the late 19th century there was fierce competition to provide
electricity to the rapidly industrialising USA. The winner would
be rewarded with huge wealth and fame.


But who would claim the prize, and how dirty would the fight get?





Difference between AC & DC

The Golden Age in America

Early electrical inventions

The race to invent indoor electric lighting

Thomas Edison's incandescent electric light bulb

Why Edison pushed for DC

The problems with DC

The opportunity for a monopoly

Creating a challenge for Edison's employees

Breaking with Tesla

What was better: AC or DC?

The arrival of George Westinghouse

The battle gets dirty as Edison fears he is losing

The creation of the first electric chair

The execution of William Kemmler

Westinghouse's AC system wins the contract for the 1893 World
Fair

The legacy of The War of Currents



Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary
available on the website:
https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/war-of-the-currents


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