The Current War: A Battle Story Between Two Electrical Titans, Thomas Edison And George Westinghouse

by Adam Cline

The Current A Battle Story Between Two Electrical Titans, Thomas Edison And George Westinghouse - 2nd EditionDownload This Great Book Today! Available To Read On Your Computer, MAC, Smartphone, Kindle Reader, iPad, or Tablet! 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.Here Is A Preview Of What’s Included…Basic idea how alternating current and direct current worksBiography of Thomas Edison, George Westinghouse and Nikola TeslaIncidents 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!

Genres: History, Nonfiction

70 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 8, 2017

Reviews

[Raquel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hoje a electricidade parece já não nos surpreender. É uma força omnipresente. Mas a electricidade não se conquistou sem luta.

Este livro relata a luta de três homens pelo sonho de um mundo sem noite: Thomas Edison (velho conhecido ao qual se prestam tantos tributos), George Westinghouse (o empresário que apostou tudo) e Nikola Tesla (conhecido como "o mago do oeste" e que parecia conhecer tão bem a luz quanto Deus). A corrente contínua e corrente alternada estão na origem desta luta. E engane-se quem pense que este livro é mais uma súmula de conceitos de electricidade. Este livro é uma ode ao mundo moderno, e também uma história de inveja e difamação.

Feira Mundial de Chicago de 1893. Tesla e Westinghouse sagram-se os deuses "vestais" de uma luz que se acendeu para nunca mais se apagar. Edison é o grande derrotado.

Para os amantes da história da electricidade.

[Antonio Garcia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Una forma muy amena y sencilla de conocer una guerra casi desconocida en nuestro tiempo, la guerra de las corrientes

Me gusto la forma amena y sencilla, de como Edison, Westinghouse y Tesla fueron los pioneros de la guerra de las corrientes directa y alterna, asi como cada uno de ellos contribuye a tener un mundo iluminado, que a nuestra fechas, nos parece lo mas naturales. Cada uno de ellos tuvo sus momentos de gloria y sus fracasos, los golpes bajos para ganarse el mercado y al final un ganador

[Mac · Rating 1 out of 5]

Interesting story, way too concise, so many typos and very simple language. Filled with grammatical errors or redundancy, eg “more superior”. Sounds like it was written by a seventh grader for a book report and plagiarized off of Wikipedia. Felt like I was scammed by the internet but may look for a formal history as my interest was peaked.

[Eugene Douglass · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great summary of the technology innovation of both systems.

A short and sweet story of the competition between different electrical systems, to serve the public in the USA. A great book.

[Paul Dinger · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is full of surprises. I enjoyed the interesting portrayal of people like Edison, Westinghouse, and Tesla, all of whom want a better world and yet fight on how to make it happen. This is an enjoyable study.

[Ronnie Cramer · Rating 2 out of 5]

A brief history of the Westinghouse-Edison rivalry in the late 19th century. Interesting but loaded with distracting typos.

[Carolyn Gould · Rating 4 out of 5]

You have to enjoy science for this one but it is a great one in the history of electricity and the main players which I hadn’t been aware of.

[S · Rating 3 out of 5]

Factual but dry

Very concise but also very dry writing. Good overview of the current wars but no drama in the telling of the tale

[Cindy Hall · Rating 5 out of 5]

AC vs DC - A layman's explanation

A short, simple overview of the history of AC and DC electricity, the men behind it and how both are being used today. A good primer for schools

[Matthew · Rating 1 out of 5]

Facts only...poor english... got to a section that discussed a 'very superior' technology.... book is not very superior!!!

[Jimmie Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

History of AC Dc Power

A great story of power distribution and the battle of the titans. Westinghouse won out of honesty where Edison tried deception.

[Ryan Montgomery · Rating 5 out of 5]

Insightful

This book is a good summary of the events from the current war era. It also tied in good facts about electric AC and DC systems that I did not kmow.

[James Meck · Rating 4 out of 5]

Extremely fascinating but very technical if you are not in electrical person.