15 Dec
2002
15 Dec
'02
7:38 p.m.
At 02:36 PM 12/15/02 -0600, you wrote:
And of course Edison went to great lengths to show
that the
competing AC of Tesla would electrocute everybody. (And
incidentally take profits from his DC, Edison Electric company)
Lawrence
... "great lengths" included the public electrocution
of an elephant to demonstrate the peril of AC. Which
is where the idea of the electric chair took off.
(apocryphal... please correct as needed).
carlos.
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