War of the Currents

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Thomas Edison supported______electricity.

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Direct Current

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George Westinghouse supported________ electricity.

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Alternating Current

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What was one major advantage of Alternating Current (AC) over Direct Current (DC)?

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AC electricity was more powerful than DC electricity

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One thing Thomas Edison is best known for......

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Inventing the first widely available light bulb

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What accusation did Thomas Edison make against George Westinghouse and alternating current electricity?

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That alternating current was unsafe no matter what

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How did the rivalry between Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse begin?

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They were competing against each other to provide lighting in the United States

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What do you think the word "patent" means?

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A legal document that grants someone the exclusive right to make, use, or sell an invention

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What was the name of the "mad scientist" who sold many of his ideas to George Westinghouse?

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Nikola Tesla

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Who do YOU think ended up winning the electric current war? (This is not a trick question, one of these two do end up winning!) Thomas Edison (Direct Current), George Westinghouse (Alternating Current)

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George Westinghouse (Alternating Current)