In 1888, the editor of Electrical World magazine, Thomas Commerford Martin (a friend and publicist), arranged for Tesla to demonstrate his alternating current system, including his induction motor, at the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (now IEEE). Engineers working for the Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company reported to George Westinghouse that Tesla had a viable AC motor and related power system — something for which Westinghouse had been trying to secure patents. Westinghouse looked into getting a patent on a similar commutator-less, rotating magnetic field-based induction motor presented in a paper in March 1888 by the Italian physicist Galileo Ferraris, but decided Tesla's patent would probably control the market.
Who was Thomas Commerford Martin? What is the IEEE? In what year did Tesla demonstrate his alternating current system? Why did Westinghouse not secure a patent for a similar motor? Who arranged for Tesla to demonstrate his system at the IEEE? Who edited Electrical World magazine? Who wanted to acquire patents an AC motor. Who other than Tesla did Westinghouse consider for the patents? What was Galileo Ferraris? What was the name of Westinghouse's company?