How Strong is Your Electricity IQ?

How Strong is Your Electricity IQ?

The "War of the Currents" was a rivalry between Thomas Edison and which other inventor?

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Correct Incorrect The “War of the Currents” began in the late 1880s between Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla. Edison championed direct current (DC), while Tesla promoted alternating current (AC). Tesla’s AC system won, gaining prominence when it was chosen to power the 1893 World’s Fair. AC is now the standard for most electrical devices in the U.S.

The "War of the Currents" was a rivalry between Thomas Edison and which other inventor?

  • Nikola Tesla
  • Alexander Graham Bell
  • Henry Ford
  • James Watt
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