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Written by jr   
Monday, 12 January 2009 01:44

Tags: Famous Inventors | inventions | Thomas Edison | Westinghouse

Menlo park labDuring the Infancy of the Electrical years there were two inventors with two systems of Electrical current. Thomas Edison with his Direct Current (DC) model and Tesla with his Alternating Current(AC) model.

The war of the currents was fought and the AC system of Tesla and George Westinghouse was the winner . The battle, however, was just as charged as the power lines. Both systems had their pro and con arguments. The battle of the currents was fought on the field of public opinion and propoganda was used by both sides as ammo.

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