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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 (15[1])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 (-5[1])developed a (-5[1])two-part “stopper” 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. A pioneer of this industry (10[1])ran an “Invention Factory” that contained early phonograph prototypes and backed a “direct” system over his rival’s “alternating” design. (10[1])For 10 points, (10[1])George Westinghouse feuded in what industry’s “war of the currents” with Thomas Edison? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: electrical industry [or electric power industry or electric generation industry; prompt on power industry or power generation industry]
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