The Last Days of Night - The Epic 1888 Battle Between Edison and Westinghouse
In the heart of the 1888 Gilded Age, Thomas Edison has won the race to the patent office for the invention of electricity, but arch rival George Westinghouse is not far behind. Engaging a young, untested lawyer named Paul Cravath Edison sues Westinghouse for $1 billion. Cravath enters into a battle of wits between these two geniuses that puts him in the high society of New York. Along the way, famed inventor Nikola Tesla plays the role of spoiler in the battle to electrify America.
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The Last Days of Night: A Novel, Graham Moore ( Nov, 2020 - 384 pp)
The world of the late 1880's in New York comes alive with this gripping mystery about the epic clash between Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse for the control of the invention of electricity. Young, untested lawyer Paul Cravath is the go-between who reveals a world of intrigue in the highest levels of Society with genius inventor Nikola Tesla a the heart of it all.