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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.
Thomas Edison
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Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and businessman known for his work on the incandescent light bulb, the phonograph, electric power distribution and early motion pictures. The merger of the
War of the currents
…lighting running on high-voltage alternating current (AC), and large-scale low-voltage direct current (DC) indoor incandescent lighting being 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…
Edison, c. 1922
Edison, c. 1922
Edison in 1861
Edison in 1861
Group photo taken as a postcard of the employees in front of the factory at Edison's Newark Factory on Ward St in 1873. Edison is visible peeking out
Group photo taken as a postcard of the employees in front of the factory at Edison's Newark Factory on Ward St in 1873. Edison is visible peeking out of the fourth floor window; he wrote that he was too busy working to come downstairs.
Edison with the second model of his phonograph in Mathew Brady's studio in Washington, D.C. in April 1878
Edison with the second model of his phonograph in Mathew Brady's studio in Washington, D.C. in April 1878