1) The band ACDC is named after alternating current and direct current
2) JP Morgan's uncle, James L. Pierpont, was the one who wrote "Jingle Bells"
3) Whichever type of electricity (AC or DC) won the Niagra Falls contract would later power the whole country and become the national standard
4) Benjamin Franklin did much of the important research that led to the creation of the light bulb in 1879 even though it was about one hundred years after he died
5) The person who benefited most from the "Battle of the Currents" was JP Morgan. He was so rich after this that when the government was almost bankrupt they would go to JP Morgan for money
6) Nikola Tesla never got married or had children because he didn't believe a woman was worthy of him
2) JP Morgan's uncle, James L. Pierpont, was the one who wrote "Jingle Bells"
3) Whichever type of electricity (AC or DC) won the Niagra Falls contract would later power the whole country and become the national standard
4) Benjamin Franklin did much of the important research that led to the creation of the light bulb in 1879 even though it was about one hundred years after he died
5) The person who benefited most from the "Battle of the Currents" was JP Morgan. He was so rich after this that when the government was almost bankrupt they would go to JP Morgan for money
6) Nikola Tesla never got married or had children because he didn't believe a woman was worthy of him
Reflection Questions
A) Why did you choose your topic? My dad was watching The Men who Built America, a television show on the History Channel, and I joined him. The episode happened to be about the "Battle of the Currents" and I found it very interesting.
B) What was the most interesting thing you learned? That whichever current was picked for the Niagra Falls power station would become the primary current.
C) Provide a few additional fun facts. (See above)
D) Explain how your topic can relate to other things besides history. My topic can also relate to Science because it is mostly about energy which we are learning about in Science, right now.
E) In the end, were you happy with your choice? Why or why not? I was happy with my choice because I found my topic very interesting and research information was relatively easy to find.
B) What was the most interesting thing you learned? That whichever current was picked for the Niagra Falls power station would become the primary current.
C) Provide a few additional fun facts. (See above)
D) Explain how your topic can relate to other things besides history. My topic can also relate to Science because it is mostly about energy which we are learning about in Science, right now.
E) In the end, were you happy with your choice? Why or why not? I was happy with my choice because I found my topic very interesting and research information was relatively easy to find.