In the era of the Second Industrial Revolution in the 19th century, two electricity entrepreneurs, Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse, faced off. Edison (Benedict Cumberbatch) was the inventor of direct current and first introduced direct current to the commercial field, then inventor Nikola Tesla (Nicholas Hoult) discovered alternating current, And to create an alternator, in order to compete with Edison, entrepreneur George Westinghouse (Michael Shannon ornaments) invited Tesla to work for it [4] . After that, Westinghouse Electric, founded by Westinghouse, took the lead in introducing high-voltage alternating current into the transmission system of the United States, breaking the situation of direct current dominance. The Battle of Electricity is produced by Weinstein International, directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon, Nicholas Hoult, Kathryn The historical biopic co-starring Waterston and Tom Holland was released in the UK on January 5, 2018. [1]
The film tells the story of the competition and confrontation between the two power giants Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse over direct current and alternating current in the era of the second industrial revolution.
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