Edison & Tesla: the founding fathers of electricity
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The contribution of important figures in the development of the electricity industry is examined, with focus on the difference of opinion between Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla over the use of direct current or alternating current.
Publication Name: Electrical World
Subject: Electronics and electrical industries
ISSN: 0013-4457
Year: 2000
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Innovative technologies transform the industry
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The effect of technology on the development of the electricity industry is examined, with focus on particular inventions such as the electric dynamo, superconductors and transformers.
Publication Name: Electrical World
Subject: Electronics and electrical industries
ISSN: 0013-4457
Year: 2000
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Companies
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A description is presented of ten companies who have contributed to technological advances in the electricity power industry since its origins in the nineteenth century.
Publication Name: Electrical World
Subject: Electronics and electrical industries
ISSN: 0013-4457
Year: 2000
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