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Edison on the witness stand
Early sparks
The inventor
Light
Electricity and life
"Down to the last penny"
Wiring New York
The hanging ritual
The Death Penalty Commission
George Westinghouse and the rise of alternating current
The electrical execution law
"A desperate fight"
"Criminal economy"
Condemned
Showdown
The unmasking of Harold Brown
Pride and reputation
The electric wire panic
Designing the electric chair
The conversion of William Kemmler
The first experiment
After Kemmler
The end of the battle of the currents
The age of the electric chair
The new spectacle of death.
Early sparks
The inventor
Light
Electricity and life
"Down to the last penny"
Wiring New York
The hanging ritual
The Death Penalty Commission
George Westinghouse and the rise of alternating current
The electrical execution law
"A desperate fight"
"Criminal economy"
Condemned
Showdown
The unmasking of Harold Brown
Pride and reputation
The electric wire panic
Designing the electric chair
The conversion of William Kemmler
The first experiment
After Kemmler
The end of the battle of the currents
The age of the electric chair
The new spectacle of death.