Did Thomas Edison invent the electric chair?

Westinghouse, naturally, did not want his generator to be associated with the death penaty, and he refused to sell his generators to public officials. ... read more

As a result, New York state commissioned another man, Harold Brown, to build the first official electric chair. Despite publicly denouncing capital punishment, Edison secretly financed Harold Brown's project in order to ensure that the first electric chair would be constructed using alternating currents. read more

Edison Electric Chair Edison, Westinghouse, and the invention of the electric chair. read more

The electric chair replaced hanging in 1888; however, it was the commercial rivalry between Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse that promoted its use. The electric chair replaced hanging in 1888; however, it was the commercial rivalry between Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse that promoted its use. read more