AC/DC: The Savage Tale of the First Standards War (Audiobook)

from addunn3

Over 100 years ago Edison (DC) and Westinghouse (AC) fought for standards dominance in the electrical generation field. Very interesting read. Edison with the "trial and error" type of inventor while Westinghouse employed more cerebral types, such as Tesla. Note: Edison had developed an electric ...

from bensdad00

Little material that I haven't come across before but all-in-all an easy, brisk overview of the topic.

from Juva

An interesting history of the harnessing of electricity in America and the two standards which would battle for market supremacy over the bodies of hundreds of dead dogs. It's an odd story, really which lead to the invention of the electric chair as a method of execution. The descriptions of the ...

from themulhern

The story is tremendously interesting and the book moves along at a rapid clip. It starts rather earlier, with Leyden jars and Ben Franklin, and finishes up later, with Blu-Ray and HD-DVD. The book is a bit facile, there are a few malapropisms, and the narrator had difficulties with the pronuncia...

from jcovington

This book is priceless. History comes alive in this wild tale of electical standards. Edison comes to life in all his stubborn glory. Tesla shines and Westinghouse lurks in the background. Plus, Edison electrocutes an elephant. Something for everyone!