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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:historical_event
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_currents
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gptkbp:endDate
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1890s
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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War of the currents
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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development of AC induction motor
invention of transformer
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:mainProponentOfAlternatingCurrent
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gptkb:George_Westinghouse
gptkb:Nikola_Tesla
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gptkbp:mainProponentOfDirectCurrent
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gptkb:Thomas_Edison
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gptkbp:mediaCoverage
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newspapers
public demonstrations
pamphlets
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:execution_of_William_Kemmler
gptkb:World's_Columbian_Exposition_1893
public demonstrations of electrocution
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gptkbp:participants
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gptkb:George_Westinghouse
gptkb:Nikola_Tesla
gptkb:Thomas_Edison
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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history of electricity
electric power transmission
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gptkbp:result
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alternating current became dominant
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gptkbp:significance
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established AC as standard for power transmission
shaped modern electrical infrastructure
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gptkbp:startDate
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1880s
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gptkbp:technology
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alternating current
direct current
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:The_Current_War
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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