[Milsurplus] Edison/Tesla battle finally ends in NYC.

[Gene Smar]

Gents:

     For another view on the AC vs DC battles in the late 19th century, look up some sources on the creation of the electric chair.  Edison wanted in the worst way for AC to be selected as the preferred source for this technology so he could advertise heavily regarding its lethality.  And Westinghouse refused to sell a generator for this purpose to the New York Department of Corrections so the state had to import one from Brazil.

     Even the name for the process of death  by electricity had to be created; earlier the process had been called electricide before the term electrocution was finally selected.  


73 de
Gene Smar  AD3F


From: Brooke Clarke <brooke at pacific.net>
Date: 2007/11/23 Fri AM 10:37:42 CST
To: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Milsurplus] Edison/Tesla battle finally ends in NYC.

Hi John:
>>>>>

George Westinghouse was selling an A.C. based street lighting system in 
competition with Edison's DC system.  It was much more efficient because of the 
use of transformers.  A.C. generators are easier to make than DC generators. 
The bit that Tesla provided was the A.C. motor.  But he also invented many 
improvements to all of the electrical system.  For a short list of his patents 
see my Electro-magnetic Toy Engine web page (check out the videos of the toy 
motor running) at: http://www.prc68.com/I/EM_ToyEngine.shtml
>>>>>
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