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A leader in this industry’s debt to the Waldorf Astoria owner caused his Wardenclyffe Tower to be blown up for scrap. Citizens of Schenectady legendarily came up with an extra $7,500 to lure a titan in this industry, who spent his later years searching for a domestic source of rubber in the Everglades. A company in this industry developed a two-part “stopper” (-5[1])product to fulfill a contract with the Chicago’s World Fair, which displayed its (*) “Egg of Columbus.” Tensions in this industry were raised by William Kemmler’s botched execution. (10[2])A pioneer of this industry ran an “Invention Factory” that contained (-5[1])early phonograph prototypes and backed a (10[1])“direct” system over his rival’s “alternating” design. (10[2])For 10 points, (10[1])George Westinghouse feuded in what industry’s “war of the currents” with Thomas Edison? ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: electrical industry [or electric power industry or electric generation industry; prompt on power industry or power generation industry]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Ragylan SivakumarMITClark Wilson61-5
James McCurleyHarvardTufts A8810
William OrrYaleBowdoin C8810
Peter ScullyTufts BBoston College A99-5
Derek FinoClark HouseAmherst10510
James MangravitiBoston College BBowdoin B11210
Michael SunBrandeis BBowdoin A11210
Kai McFarlandBUBrandeis A11510
Aalok BhattacharyaBoston College ATufts B12910
Will PulvinoClark WilsonMIT12910

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