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In the electricity'war', who was on Westinghouse's side?

  • Henry Ford

  • Nikola Tesla

  • Samuel Morse

  • Alexander Graham Bell

Answer

Nikola Tesla was on Westinghouse's side in the electricity'war'. He helped Westinghouse develop an alternating current (AC) power system that was more efficient than Thomas Edison's direct current (DC) system. Tesla's AC system eventually won out and is now the standard for electrical power transmission around the world.
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