a symbol of media fear mongering‚ a symbol of inhumane animal testing‚ and a symbol of competition. Since its discovery by Alfred P. Southwick and building of the first electric chair by Edison Electric Light Company (later become General Electric) employee Harold P. Brown (commonly thought to be Thomas Edison but historically inaccurate)‚ this invention has been steeped in controversy. When the primary purpose of an invention is to end human life‚ how could it not be? Timeline of the Electric
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important: theory‚ practice or combination of both? For me‚ combination of both practice and theory is more important in Science and technology because like in the "War of Currents" when Thomas Edison dismissed the idea of Nikola Tesla using the alternating-current power transmission and later on Thomas Edison cane to regret that he had not listened to Nikola Tesla about it. This shows that practice maybe have a good point in Science but theories could help things out so things would be easier
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in Paris Tesla decided to go to the USA and work for Thomas Edison. He became determined to meet the man considered the greatest electrical engineer in the world‚ Thomas Edison. He was hoping to find a partner and supporter in the very respected and well known inventor. At age 28‚ Tesla set off for New York City‚ with very little money in his pocket. In 1884 he started working for The Edison Machine Works Corp. Tesla tried to convince Edison of the advantages of using alternating current rather
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When Thomas Edison was working on the invention of the light bulb he said‚ “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10‚000 ways that won’t work.” Even though Thomas Edison did not call his mistakes failures‚ he learned from them‚ and continued to try other combinations until he finally succeeded. People fail‚ just like Thomas Edison‚ but they can make the choice to learn from their mistakes. William Zinsser‚ the author of “College Pressures” discusses the importance and value failure can have in people’s
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create a comfortable safe environment. The light bulb was invented in 1879 using lower current electricity‚ a small carbonized filament‚ and an improved vacuum inside the globe; this was not an original invention by Edison this was an improved invention by Edison from 50 years ago. Edison was able to produce a reliable‚ long-lasting source of light. The idea of electric lighting was not new‚ and a number of people had worked on‚ and even developed forms of electric lighting. But up to that time‚ nothing
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THE WAR OF CURRENTS Tesla vs Edison: THE WAR OF CURRENTS In the "War of Currents" era (sometimes "War of the Currents" or "Battle of Currents") in the late 1880s‚ George Westinghouse and Thomas Edison became adversaries due to Edison’s promotion of direct current (DC) for electric power distribution over alternating current (AC) advocated by Westinghouse and Nikola Tesla. Thomas Edison American inventor andbusinessman was known as "The Wizard of Menlo Park" and pushed
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have electromagnetic lighting today. · Tesla was born on July 9‚ 1856 in Smiljan‚ Croatia · his father was a clergymen in the Greek church. · Tesla emigrated to the United States in 1884. · He quickly was employed by Edison (Thomas Edison) · he did not agree with Thomas Edison on how to run a lab so he quit and quickly established his own. · Water has lab. He developed the alternating current electrical path‚ knowned as (AC) · Tesla used florescent bulbs about 40 years before industry started
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People often say Edison was a genius.Thomas Alva Edison was born February 11‚ 1847 in Milan‚ Ohio. In 1854‚ when he was seven‚ the family moved to Michigan‚ where Edison spent the rest of his childhood.he went to school only a short time. His family was so poor that his mother‚ a former teacher‚ taught her son at home. he learned to love reading‚ a habit he kept for the rest of his life. He also liked to make experiments.he worked hard. At the age of 12 he sold fruit‚ snacks and newspapers on a train
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Edwin Stanton Porter was born on April 21‚ 1870 in Pennsylvania. He had grown up with his parents Thomas Richard Porter and Mary Jane Clark. He had worked in the electrical field at first and began experiencing with electricity. He had worked with light bulb currents and telegraphs. In early 1890’s he had opened his own small business as a tailor‚ until 1893‚ when he had joined the Navy. He served there as an electrician and telegraph operator. With his help communications were improved. After a
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Tesla is not very well known for most of his inventions‚ even though most modern people use them everyday without even knowing. The world would be different without Nikola Tesla‚ because had Tesla not invented the Alternating Current motor‚ Thomas Edison would have successfully developed and sold his Direct Current motor. In order for direct current to be used‚ a power source must be within a quarter-mile from the source in order to transmit electricity‚ instead of alternating current‚ which can
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