The Current War: A Battle Story Between Two Electrical Titans, Thomas Edison And George Westinghouse
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In the late 1880s and early 1890s, the introduction of electricity brought with it two competing systems of electric power transmission. A powerful individual backed each system. On one side was Thomas Edison, the savvy inventor and businessman. On the other side was inventor and industrialist George Westinghouse. The two of them got embroiled in a nasty confrontation as each of them fought to ensure his system would become the industry standard. In this book, Author Adam Cline gives a fascinating account of a commercial and technological feud that involved a public debate over the safety electricity, an aggressive and deceitful propaganda campaign and the introduction of the electric chair.
Read on to find out what it would take to win the war of currents.
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Basic idea how alternating current and direct current worksBiography of Thomas Edison, George Westinghouse and Nikola Tesla Incidents before the current warCurrent war begins and how it gets muddyThe results of the current war and who wins and loosesAfter the current war…Much, Much More! Get your copy today!
"For a short overview or general information this is both interesting and useful."
Reviewer: Reader for Bookangel.
The rivalry between Edison's championing of DC and Westinghouse's AC marked the early years of electrical development in the US. This is a short but reasonably detailed look at that rivalry, the effects on the USA, and its lasting effects on America.
There are a few typos, e.g. "in America history" rather than American or America's, and "his mother falling developing" but overall there's a good standard of (American) English, even if some of the sentences are poorly phrased e.g the text states that Lord Kelvin opposed DC then switched to supporting AC - but if he was opposing DC originally, how is that a change?
However for a student, or one new to the topic as I was, this is a fascinating read and a useful introduction. It does miss out one of the most famous anecdotes of the period though: Edison's electrocution of the elephant. I might have missed it, but I'd have expected a more prominent mention. Some more dates would have been useful and the last paragraph doesn't seem to distinguish between specialist DC uses and the general National Grid, especially in the UK.
Overall though, this is an entertaining and informative read for historians, students, or even for those just interested on how Edison, Tesla, and Westinghouse interacted and the creation of the USA's electrical network. Much longer books can and have been written on the topic, but for a shorter overview or general information this is both interesting and useful. Rating:4
Excellent review. This book sounds interesting and I can get around errors if there aren't too many. I don't know much about electricity really. Guess I'll add this one to my Kindle. Just hope I can actually find it later.
I know the vague details (I think I heard that someone electrocuted an elephant?), but this sounds like it will fill in a lot of the blanks. Sounds fascinating.
I agree, it's going to be worth a read even with the errors as long as the story is interesting and unique. I'm willing to overlook the typos and grammar errors in books (no matter how annoying...) if they can hold my attention long enough.
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