Both Tesla and Westinghouse advocated AC, but when it got down to the real fight it was between Westinghouse Electric, and Commonwealth Edison.
Marshall Owen Jones wrote: > You're off by about 100 years - It was Tesla who advocated AC; and the > reason is because AC can be "transformed" from one voltage to another > (using a transformer). When electricity is transported over wires for > long distances the voltage must be high (thousands of volts) to > minimize losses. This would not be possible with DC. AC can easily > be converted to DC using diodes. Owen > > INGRID KROPP-OVERSTREET wrote: > >> >> >> I have a question it is not directly related to CS but I >> will be able to use the info at a later time possibly. >> when Thomas Edison was trying to convince people to >> standardize DC electric. and i think it was ??Ben >> Franklin?? who was going against that and got AC electric >> standardized why didn't they go with DC. from what I read >> DC sounds like a better choice. there no change in the >> current. you know exactly what voltage your getting. was >> it due to bens political influence or is there a real >> reason. >>
