Men Who Built America: Episode 5

Front

Andrew Carnegie returned to Pittsburgh to rebelling workers and an injured chairman. Who did Carnegie blame for these problems?

Back

Henry Frick

Front

J.P. Morgan wanted to be a big capitalist like Rockefeller or Carnegie, but he needed to invest in a new idea. What idea did he find?

Back

Electricity, electric light

Front

The elite all wanted electrified homes – except Rockefeller. Why did Rockefeller fear electricity?

Back

He sold oil and recognized that electricity could replace it – causing his business to fail.

Front

Nikola Tesla wanted the higher voltage alternating current (A.C.) to be the standard. Why was Edison unwilling to listen to Tesla’s ideas?

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Edison worried that A.C. was too dangerous. Tesla was his junior employee, so he thought his ideas were beneath him.