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  • The Electric War

  • Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the Race to Light the World
  • Written by: Mike Winchell
  • Narrated by: Greg Tremblay
  • Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (3 ratings)

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The Electric War

Written by: Mike Winchell
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In the mid- to late-19th century, a burgeoning science called electricity promised to shine new light on a rousing nation. Inventive and ambitious minds were hard at work. Soon that spark was fanned, and a fiery war was under way to be the first to light - and run - the world with electricity.

Thomas Alva Edison, the inventor of direct current (DC), engaged in a brutal battle with Nikola Tesla and George Westinghouse, the inventors of alternating current (AC). There would be no ties in this race - only a winner and a loser - and the prize was a nationwide monopoly in electric current.

Brimming with action, suspense, and rich historical information, this rousing account reveals the true story behind one of the world's defining scientific competitions.
©2019 Dreamscape Media, LLC (P)2019 Dreamscape Media, LLC
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  • 12-10-20

Very interesting story of electricity

A good way of story telling without unnecessary dragging the reader / listener through complicated electricity fundamentals. Inspiring story of all the characters involved in invention and development of electricity in that "gilded" age.

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