The war of the currents was fairly decisively won by AC. After all, whether you’ve got 110 V or 230 V coming out of your wall sockets, 50 Hz or 60 Hz, the whole world agrees that the frequency ...
His latest display 'The War of the Currents' features real-life items that played a key role in the battle between Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse to control what powered America ...
The 19th century was a time of great scientific discovery. From John Dalton publishing his atomic theory in 1808, to Charles Darwin publishing his theory of natural selection in 1859, this was a ...