A DISCOVERY IN NIAGARA THAT CHANGED THE WORLD By GEORGE BAILEY 2009-11-24 13:34:30
5 comments Latest by Patricia 04/12/10 16:44:18 EDT
That's right. There have been a lot of firsts take place in Niagara Falls but this one was a "biggie".
On the evening of November 15, 1846, in Buffalo, New York Mayor Jewett threw a switch that enabled power from Niagara to energize the transmission system of this city about 21 kilometres away. It was the first time ever that alternating current was used in the world!. Prior to that Direct Current was in use and to use this power you had to be much closer to the source.
The system was invented by a brilliant engineer named Nicola Tesla. Without this long-distance transmission of electricity the world would be a much different place. Thanks Mr. Tesla.
