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the man who beat edison by betting on the current that wouldn't kill you instantly.
means an american industrial empire built on alternating current, air brakes, and refusing to lose gracefully.
from named for george westinghouse, who in the 1880s bought tesla's ac patents and fought edison's dc backers in the war of currents — a feud edison waged partly by publicly electrocuting animals to scare the public.
first inventionrailway air brake, patented at age 22
war of currentswestinghouse's ac won, powers the world today
niagara fallswestinghouse built the first major hydroelectric ac plant, 1895
later fatebroadcasting arm aired the first commercial radio news, 1920