Nikola Tesla https://app.niagaraparks.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/TESLA.mp3 Tesla’s Career in Early Electricity Development In 1882, Nikola Tesla joined the Paris-based European subsidiary of Thomas Edison’s company. His work there focused mostly on the...
War of the Currents The War of the Currents was a bitter feud between the proponents of two different types of power distribution technology proposed in the early 1900s. Although not a physical war, the War of the Currents sparked a media frenzy of propaganda and...
Electric companies Thomas Edison’s General Electric Company was largely unrivalled in North America prior to the War of the Currents. Following the tense events of that feud, the Westinghouse Electric Company emerged as both a pioneer in the development of electricity...
Casimir Gzowski https://app.niagaraparks.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/CASIMIR-GZOWSKY.mp3 First chairman of the Niagara Parks Commission Casimir Gzowski was born in Russia to a minor aristocratic Polish family and was expected to become an officer in the Russian...
George Westinghouse https://app.niagaraparks.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/GEORGE-WESTINGHOUSE.mp3 Notable Westinghouse inventions Before George Westinghouse became a recognized name in the development of hydroelectricity, he pioneered a number of inventions that are...
World Wars https://app.niagaraparks.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/WORLD-WARS.mp3 Running at full capacity The power station ran at full capacity only a few times throughout the course of its history. The first demands for this came during the First and Second World...
