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The solution emerged in the late 1880s through the bitter "War of the Currents," when George Westinghouse and Nikola Tesla championed alternating current.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

L.A.-based independent journalist and human rights researcher Emily Wilder is on board to document the flotilla effort for news outlet Jewish Currents.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025

Aymann Ismail called up Jewish Currents editor-at-large Peter Beinart to ask him how he’s making sense of all this, as an outspoken critic of Israel.

From Slate • Oct. 10, 2023

Currents and sediment input in the flume tank were simulated using pumps and monitored with a current meter.

From Science Daily • Oct. 6, 2023

Currents have equal heat-producing power in conductors of identical resistance when they have the same R.M.S. values.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various