Who did George Westinghouse compete with in the electricity market?
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Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse competed in the early days of the electricity market in the United States. Edison's company, the Edison Electric Light Company, was the first to develop a commercially viable incandescent light bulb, while Westinghouse's company, the Westinghouse Electric Company, developed an alternating current (AC) system for distributing electricity.
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