War of the currents
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title:
War of the currents
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The war of the currents was a series of events surrounding the introduction of competing electric power transmission systems in the late 1880s and early 1890s. It grew out of two lighting systems developed in the late 1870s and early 1880s; arc lamp street lighting running on high-voltage alternating current (AC), and large-scale low-voltage direct current (DC) indoor incandescent lighting being marketed by Thomas Edison's company. In 1886, the Edison system was faced with new competition: an al
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Introduction of competing electric power transmission systems in the late 1880s and early 1890s
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_currents
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2003-10-16T10:34:37Z
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2024-08-29T21:35:13Z
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