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War of the currents
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The war of the currents was a series of events surrounding the introduction of competing electric power transmission systems in the late 1880s and early 1890s. It grew out of two lighting systems deve
American inventor and businessman Thomas Edison established the first investor-owned electric utility in 1882, basing its infrastructure on DC power.
American inventor and businessman Thomas Edison established the first investor-owned electric utility in 1882, basing its infrastructure on DC power.
Westinghouse Electric Company 1888 catalog advertising their "Alternating System".
Westinghouse Electric Company 1888 catalog advertising their "Alternating System".
William Stanley developed the first practical AC transformer for Westinghouse and helped build the first AC systems.
William Stanley developed the first practical AC transformer for Westinghouse and helped build the first AC systems.
The myriad of telephone, telegraph, and power lines over the streets of New York City in a photo of the Great Blizzard of 1888. An AC line that fell d
The myriad of telephone, telegraph, and power lines over the streets of New York City in a photo of the Great Blizzard of 1888. An AC line that fell during the storm led to the electrocution of a boy that spring.
George Westinghouse
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George Westinghouse Jr. was a prolific American inventor, engineer, and entrepreneurial industrialist based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is best known for his creation of the railway air brake and
War of the currents
…marketed by Thomas Edison's company. In 1886, the Edison system was faced with new competition: an alternating current system initially introduced by George Westinghouse's company that used transformers to step down from a high voltage so AC could be used for indoor lighting. Using high voltage allowed an AC system to…
The Westinghouse "Old No.1" natural gas derrick, sometime between June 1884 and end of 1889, located at the Solitude estate in present-day Westinghous
The Westinghouse "Old No.1" natural gas derrick, sometime between June 1884 and end of 1889, located at the Solitude estate in present-day Westinghouse Park. The Westinghouse carriage house/laboratory and the mansion are seen on the right.
Sign in Westinghouse Park describing drilling for natural gas in 1884 on the grounds of the "Solitude" estate
Sign in Westinghouse Park describing drilling for natural gas in 1884 on the grounds of the "Solitude" estate
Westinghouse generators at Niagara Falls
Westinghouse generators at Niagara Falls