... George Westinghouse was promoting AC current, the kind that today comes through electrical lines. As homes were being wired for electricity, Westinghouse's AC current was winning out. Edison, hoping to undermine the popularity of Westinghouse ... your enemy. Why not begin with a clean slate from this day forward? Why not clear the decks and make a new start, today? 1. George Burns, WISDOM OF THE 90S, (New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1991), pp. 186-187. 2. Source unknown. 3. "The Time Machine," AMERICAN HERITAGE ...