Tag: George westinghouse

Rewind, Review, and Re-Rate: ‘The Current War: Director’s Cut’: The Battle for Control of the World’s Power Grid

PG-13 | 1h 47min | Drama, Biography, History | 25 October 2019 (USA) In most cases, when a feature film release is delayed for more than two years, it’s for one of three reasons. It’s either a stinker that no one wants and the studio wishes to get it off the books, it was made by a studio that ran out of…


How a 19th Century Engineer’s Brilliant Mind and Generosity Changed the American Way of Life

When the 1893 Columbian Exposition opened on the shores of Lake Michigan, visitors to the fair were treated to a glimpse of the future. Chicago, the great classical “White City” by day, at night became a magically illuminated world of colored lights. President Grover Cleveland opened the exhibition by pushing a button that set the…