The Electric Chair: A Dentist’s Dark LegacyHow a corporate war turned an invention into a weapon
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The Secret Life of ObjectsAlfred Southwick modeled a device for humane death on his dental practice, but it sparked a gruesome reality. Thomas Edison seized this concept to discredit a rival during the fierce War of Currents. Instead of a painless passing, the first use became a horrifying disaster that contradicted its medical origins.
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