Electrocuting an Elephant (also known as Electrocution of an Elephant) is a 1903 American black-and-white silent actuality short depicting the killing of the elephant Topsy by electrocution at a Coney Island amusement park.

Mar 7, 2024 · Thomas Edison, one of the giants of American history, is often credited (or more accurately, maligned) with using electricity to kill an elephant as part of a publicity stunt.

Thomas Alva Edison, often misassociated with the death of Topsy, pictured around 1903. In popular culture, Topsy is often portrayed as being electrocuted in a public demonstration organized by Thomas Edison during the war of the currents …

Apr 27, 2023 · Topsy the Elephant was a female Asian elephant who was executed by electrocution for public audiences to watch. Thomas Edison is often tied to the cruel murder of Topsy, the elephant, because among the press invited to watch Topsy’s execution was the Edison Manufacturing movie company which filmed the events of that day.

Aug 18, 2018 · The story goes that Edison set his sights on an even more impressive target: Topsy, the “murderous” circus elephant who was about to be put to death. Edison, it was believed, hoped the spectacle — secretly, an anti-AC demonstration — …

Jan 4, 2008 · Captured on film by Thomas Edison, the event was one of a string of animal electrocutions Edison staged to discredit a new form of electricity: alternating current. Topsy the elephant was...

It is arguably the most famous animal execution ever—the killing of Topsy the elephant at Luna Park on Coney Island in January 1903. It received national coverage in the newspapers, and the Edison Manufacturing Co. sent a film crew to document it.

Oct 31, 2024 · Thomas Edison Electrocuting an Elephant named Topsy in the battle of War of Currents, took place on January 4, 1903, at Luna Park on Coney Island. Many people think Edison was directly involved, but this is not true.

Sep 13, 2021 · Topsy was a South Asian elephant electrocuted to death at Coney Island's Luna Park Zoo on January 4, 1903, in front of cheering crowds. Topsy was sentenced to death after she struck back against a circus employee who was abusing her.

On this day, the elephant was connected to a voltage of 6,600 volts. The execution was observed by about 1,500 people, this terrible scene was filmed by Edison studios, a company founded by the famous inventor Thomas Alva Edison. The film was screened throughout the United States.