Short description This is the story of how Thomas Edison bet wrong in the fierce war between supporters of alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC). The savagery of this electrical battle can be hardly imagined today. AC/DC is an object lesson in bad business strategy and poor decision making. Edison's inability to see his mistake was a key factor in his loss of control over the "operating system" for his future inventions--;not to mention the company he founded, Edison General, now General Electric. This book is a fascinating mix of popular science and business history and draws clear parallels to current-day standards battles in software and electronics.
From the contents Prologue Negative and Positive.
1 First Sparks.
2 Lightning in a Bottle.
3 Enter the Wizard.
4 Let There Be Light.
5 Electrifying the Big Apple.
6 Tesla.
7 The Animal Experiments.
8 Old Sparky.
9 Pulse of the World.
10 Killing an Elephant.
11 Twilight by Battery Power.
12 DC's Revenge.
Epilogue Standards Wars: Past, Present, and Future.
