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Ending on-screen text: Nikola Tesla and George Westinghouse made a powerhouse out of Niagara Falls, paving the way for electricity distribution on an unprecedented scale. === Unable to profit consistently from his brilliance, Tesla died in debt, alone in room 3327 of the New York Hotel. === In 1911, The American Institute of Electrical Engineers awarded George Westinghouse its highest honor: the Edison Medal. === Before he died, Westinghouse burned all his personal papers, wishing to be remembered solely through his deeds. === After xxyyzz…, Thomas Edison was awarded patents for the Kinetograph and the Kintoscope, inventing a new industry: motion pictures. === Upon his death, the country dimmed its lights for one minute in his honor.