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In what time frame did Westinghouse put all his resources into developing and marketing alternating current?

  • Late 1880s

  • Mid 1890s

  • Early 1900s

  • Early 1870s

Answer

George Westinghouse began to focus all of his resources on developing and marketing alternating current in the late 1880s. This was a period of great innovation and competition in the electric power industry, and Westinghouse's decision to back alternating current was a bold one. However, he ultimately proved to be correct, as alternating current became the dominant form of electricity transmission in the United States.
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