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Nikola Tesla first patented alternating current, but it became popular when Westinghouse, a company that provided electrical power by AC, became the official power company for the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago.

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Q: Who improved upon Thomas Edison's electrical power plant by replacing the direct current with alternating?
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