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This inventor was born in 1856 during a lightning storm in what is now Croatia, a fitting start for the man who would revolutionize electricity.
- Nikola Tesla
- Thomas Edison
- George Westinghouse
- Guglielmo Marconi
The famous "War of Currents" pitted direct current against this type of electrical system that eventually powered the modern world.
- Direct current
- Alternating current
- Static electricity
- Electromagnetic pulse
Before immigrating to America, the young inventor who would create the AC motor worked for the Continental Edison Company in this European capital.
- London
- Berlin
- Paris
- Vienna
In 1884, the Serbian-American inventor arrived in New York City with just four cents in his pocket and a letter of recommendation to this famous inventor.
- Thomas Edison
- Alexander Graham Bell
- Samuel Morse
- George Westinghouse
The unit of magnetic flux density, equal to one weber per square meter, is named after this electricity pioneer from the Balkans.
- The Farad
- The Volt
- The Ohm
- The Tesla
This businessman and industrialist backed the AC electrical system and partnered with the Serbian inventor to defeat Edison's direct current.
- J.P. Morgan
- George Westinghouse
- Andrew Carnegie
- John D. Rockefeller
The spectacular illumination of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in this Midwestern city showcased the power of alternating current to millions.
- Chicago
- St. Louis
- Detroit
- Cleveland
The inventor famous for AC power spent his final years living alone in this iconic New York City hotel, feeding pigeons in nearby Bryant Park.
- The Plaza Hotel
- The Waldorf Astoria
- The New Yorker Hotel
- The Algonquin Hotel
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