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The war of the currents was a series of events surrounding the introduction of competing electric power transmission systems in the late 1880s and early 1890s. It grew out of two lighting systems developed in the late 1870s and early 1880s; arc lamp street lighting running on high-voltage alternating current (AC), and large-scale low-voltage direct current (DC) indoor incandescent lighting ...
Michael Mitnick began writing the script for The Current War in 2008, basing it on the real life "war of the currents" AC/DC conflict between Edison and Westinghouse. [4] The screenplay is the conclusive result of sixty drafts, a ten-year writing process, first as a musical and finally as a film. [5]
Current wars can refer to: Wars presently being waged, see List of ongoing armed conflicts; War of the currents, a late 19th century commercial battle over the choice of AC or DC for electricity supply; The Current War, a 2017 historical drama film about the war of the currents
The Westinghouse company installed thirty more AC-lighting systems within a year, and by the end of 1887 it had 68 alternating current power stations compared to 121 DC-based stations Edison had installed over seven years. [20] This competition with Edison led, in the late 1880s, to what became known as the "war of currents". Thomas Edison and ...
This is a list of active and upcoming DC Comics printed comic books (as opposed to digital comics, trade paperbacks, hardcover books, etc.). The list is updated as of January 16, 2025. The list is updated as of January 16, 2025.
Direct Currents was first used as the name of a text feature appearing in DC's comics beginning in 1966. [1] In the 1970s, the feature appeared in DC's fan magazine The Amazing World of DC Comics. [1] From the late 1970s to the early 1980s, the name was also used for one of the features in DC's Daily Planet house ads.
War of the Gods is an American four-issue comic book mini-series published by DC Comics in 1991. [1] Primarily centered on the character Wonder Woman, this storyline was intended to celebrate the character's 50th anniversary. It was written and drawn by George Pérez, who would leave the Wonder Woman (vol. 2) title following this storyline with ...
War of Currents' between Edison, a staunch proponent of DC, and the team of Tesla and Westinghouse..." James Wei (2012) Great Inventions that Changed the World, page 67. "After the 'War of Currents' with Nikola Tesla, Edison went on to do other research..." I think Tesla should be named in the lead section.