2. The A/C
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“Fooling around with alternating current is just a waste of time. Nobody will use it, ever.” Thomas Edison, 1889.
Oh Tom, you were doing so well. Edison enjoyed sniping at the efforts of his rival George Westinghouse (who bought the patent for a/c transmission from Nikola Tesla), and look where it got him. Fact is, it’s easier and far more efficient to distribute power with a/c than with Edison’s darling direct current. Oops.