A little over a century ago, Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse were locked in a seemingly endless battle. One of them, Edison, had direct current electricity, the backing of J.P. Morgan, and the juice to power Manhattan. The other, Westinghouse, had alternating current, a lot of money, and—eventually—Nikola Tesla. Over the course of many years …
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