During the War of the Currents, the previous century, Thomas Edison supporters had executed a number of animals, in an attempt to prove that alternating current was much more dangerous than direct current And as a result, Topsy's feet were placed in conductive copper sandals to be electrocuted, while her food was laced with cyanide,[...]
Edison Archives
Almost everyone knows who Thomas Edison was, and what his contributions to the early days of electricity were There are far fewer who know who Nikola Tesla was, but thanks to Elon Musk for helping with that.
There is a lot that can be said about the War of the Currents, the highly publicized back and forth[...]