Ostensibly the story of the struggle for dominance over the electrical industry in Gilded Age America between celebrated inventor Thomas Edison and Pittsburgh upstart George Westinghouse, "The Current War" is less about technology and more about morality. Mitnick's brilliance lies in how he does not bore us with the mere scientific record of the two competing systems " Edison's direct current (DC) vs. Westinghouse's …
SOURCE: pittsburghquarterly.com at 03:36PM on June 17, 2021