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Atheists & Agnostics

BiggJawn

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4. Actually...

Reply to 2ndAmForComputers (Original post)

Sun Apr 22, 2012, 01:32 AM

Apr 2012

The electrical distribution system was invented by Westinghouse engineers, most notably Tesla, who was an Eastern Orthodox and the son of a priest.

Edison was a proponent of Direct Current as opposed to Westinghouse's Alternating Current. DC could not be transmitted any great distance, and could not be transformed easily into different voltages.

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Continuing the "Found on Facebook" series [View all] 2ndAmForComputers Apr 2012 OP

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