he body with no harm done. The test had proved Edison wrong and won the support of the public(ONiel 103). Tesla had designed a flawless invention and won the publics opinion; now it was time for the AC revolution. The first step to making an AC America was to harness the most beautiful and most potential power source in the United States, Niagara Falls. It was already decided that Niagara would be harnessed, but the question was how and by who. The Edison Electric Company had bought the rights to Teslas patents and was proposing a three phase system. The Westinghouse Electric Company was proposing a two phase setup. The Niagara Commission appointed Westinghouse to make the powerhouse and harness the electricity, and Edison to transport the power to Buffalo and distribute it. Telsa completed the hydraulic powerhouse and it was prepared to deliver fifteen thousand horsepower. Shortly afterward, Edisons company finished the transmission and distribution system. The installation went so well, Westinghouse built seven more generating units, upping the horsepower output to fifty thousand. The first transmission to Buffalo was flawless. It worked perfectly. Alternating current soon delivered electricity to the Pittsburgh Reduction Company of America, later named Aluminum Company of America. One of the power plants biggest customers, the factory had been waiting for high voltages, only alternating current could supply. This metallurgical advancement allowed for the development of the aircraft production industry. Soon alternating current systems were being installed in New York City supplying railway cars, wealthy individuals, and even Edison substations with electricity. Shortly afterwards AC electricity was available to the masses, and DC was no more. Unfortunately, there were sore losers who claimed to have anticipated Teslas polyphase system and filed law suits against Tesla and the Westinghouse Company. Th...
