Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-189) and index.
Negative and positive -- First sparks -- Lightning in a bottle -- Enter the wizard -- Let there be light -- Electrifying the Big Apple -- Tesla -- The animal experiments -- Old Sparky -- Pulse of the world -- Killing an elephant -- Twilight by battery power -- DC's revenge -- Epilogue : standards wars : past, present, and future.
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Presents a survey of the battle between Thomas Edison and European inventor Nikola Tesla over whether alternating or direct current would be the standard for bringing electricity to millions of people.