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. Edison's system was low-voltage and dependable, while Westinghouse's was unpredictable and potentially deadly. Edison volunteered his rival's system to power the first-ever electric chair, ensuring Westinghouse would both foot the bill and field the negative publicity

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. Edison's system was low-voltage and dependable, while Westinghouse's was unpredictable and potentially deadly. Edison volunteered his rival's system to power the first-ever electric chair, ensuring Westinghouse would both foot the bill and field the negative publicity