Empires of Light
From kwharrison13.com · Anti-library
Empires of Light
| Full title | Empires of Light: Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the Race to Electrify the World |
|---|---|
| Author | Jill Jonnes |
| Published | 2003 |
| Pages | 448 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | The AC/DC fight told as three temperaments: Edison’s direct current and public electrocutions, Tesla’s polyphase patents, Westinghouse’s willingness to bet the company on Niagara. |
Where I heard about it
- Replies to @WillManidis — an answer when he asked “what is the single best book you can read that will explain an entire industry?” in his thread, June 2025.
Connections
- what is the single best book… (tweet) — the saved thread this recommendation came from.
- Thomas Edison · Nikola Tesla · Technological Innovation · Energy — where this sits in the corpus.
What links here
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.