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Contested Currents

Delve into the electrification race of America, where JP Morgan, William Vanderbilt, Edison, and Westinghouse battled to control electricity's distribution. Explore the ethical dilemmas faced by scientists and business leaders, and the impact of their inventions on society. Discover the electrifying exhibition at the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago.

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Contested Currents

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  1. Contested Currents The Race to Electrify America

  2. JP Morgan William Vanderbilt

  3. Recreating Edison’s Inventions

  4. Westinghouse Air Brakes

  5. Gaulard & Gibbs's Transformer One of George Westinghouse’s engineers, William Stanley Jr. (1858 - 1916), took the Gaulard-Gibbs transformer and modified it into a practical induction coil system for alternating current (AC).

  6. Understanding Westinghouse’sAC Power

  7. What is the nature of science? Both Westinghouse and Edison knew the incredible potential of electricity and the power of controlling its distribution. • What would you do if you were Westinghouse or Edison? • What should scientists and business leaders do with new technologies?

  8. What role should morality play in science and industry? • Should scientists and engineers promote their ideas and inventions? • Should they promote their ideas by discrediting others? • Is the “progress” of science always positive?

  9. Columbian Exposition of 1893 The Columbian Exposition in Chicago, 1893. The age of light that Edison and Westinghouse did so much to bring about was exemplified at the expo. At nightfall, "stopper" (or Sawyer-Man) lamps by Westinghouse provided the most spectacular lighting display the world had ever seen.

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