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Alternating Current Electrification (DUPE: IEEE+ASME)
Society: IEEEMain Category: ElectricalSub Category: Power, Energy & Industry ApplicationEra: 1880-1889DateCreated: 1886Cottage and Mill StreetsGreat BarringtonState: MACountry: USAWebsite: http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/index.php/Milestones:Alternating_Current_Electrification,_1886Creator: Stanley, William
"On 20 March 1886 William Stanley provided alternating current electrification to offices and stores on Main Street in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.
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Image Caption: Alternating Current ElectrificationEra_date_from: 1886
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Alternating Current Electrification (DUPE: IEEE+ASME)

"On 20 March 1886 William Stanley provided alternating current electrification to offices and stores on Main Street in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. He thus demonstrated the first practical system for providing electrical illumination using alternating current with transformers to adjust voltage… Read More

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