In the late 1800s, Thomas Edison (Benedict Cumberbatch) and George Westinghouse ... Edison favours direct current, while the practical, methodical Westinghouse prefers alternating current ...

In Nikola Tesla's original contract with George Westinghouse, the inventor was promised a bonus of $2.50 for every horsepower of alternating current sold. But making Tesla's AC motor was expensive ...

During the last part of the 19th century, George Westinghouse had made his fortune through his invention, the railroad air brake. Now a wealthy man, Westinghouse set his sights on the future ...