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The Chair

This is the story of the very first electric chair execution which depended on the development of electricity we use now as a utility Learn about the rivalry of Edison and Westinghouse to provide electricity to America Edisons system was lowvoltage and dependable while Westinghouses was unpredictable and potentially deadly Edison volunteered his rivals system to power the firstever electric chair
49min201618+
Documentary•Edifying
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Audio languages
English
Subtitles
English [CC]
Directors
Nicholas O Dwyer
Studio
MagellanTV
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