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He drastically underbids the project.....claiming the can light the fair for less than a quarter of what Morgan and Edison have bid.
他大幅降低了項(xiàng)目報(bào)價(jià) 聲稱為世博會(huì)提供照明 只需要摩根和愛迪生投標(biāo)價(jià)格的四分之一不到
The bold move secures the contract, and Westinghouse and Tesla immediately get to work wiring the fairgrounds.
這一大膽舉動(dòng)確保了合同 威斯汀豪斯和特斯拉馬上開始了會(huì)場(chǎng)的接線工作
And finally, on opening night, with the eyes of the world on Chicago, they flip the switch.
最后 在開幕當(dāng)晚 全世界的目光都匯聚在芝加哥時(shí) 他們拉開了開關(guān)
And instantly, over 200,000 light bulbs come to life.
超過(guò)20萬(wàn)的燈泡瞬間亮起
27 million people came to this Fair and saw an electrified world.
2700萬(wàn)人參觀了這屆盛會(huì)親眼目睹了電氣化的世界
And that had a huge, huge impact on spreading this technology.
這對(duì)這一技術(shù)的傳播具有極其深遠(yuǎn)的影響
People realized there was a whole electrical future coming.
人們意識(shí)到了電氣化的時(shí)代即將來(lái)臨
It's a display unlike any the world has ever seen.
這是一次空前的世界性事件
And it's all powered using George Westinghouse and Nikola Tesla's alternating current electricity.
所有電力都是喬治·威斯汀豪斯和尼古拉·特斯拉所提供的交流電
The fair forever demonstrates the safety and viability of A.C.
世博會(huì)證明了交流電的安全性和可行性
Westinghouse and Tesla's incredible display has another consequence.
威斯汀豪斯和特斯拉的精彩表現(xiàn)還有另一大后果
A decision is made on who will power the Niagara Falls station.
尼亞加拉瀑布電站的中標(biāo)結(jié)果已經(jīng)產(chǎn)生
Two letters go out.....but only one man can win the contract.
兩封信被寄出 但卻只有一個(gè)人能夠贏得合同
