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Edison invented a DC power system in the start but it had problems transmitting long distances, Tesla invented the AC power system, Transformers, ac motors and generators Tesla also invented a wireless electricity supply system where you picked up your electricity through the air with a tuned antenna but he was not allowed to finish the construction of the first transmission tower because he wasn't able to meter the electricity for sale.

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