Which of the following statements is false?
a.
steam power replaced waterpower and horsepower as the most effective source of power in the industrialized world.
b.
scottish inventor james watt produced the first practical steam engine.
c.
michael faraday was the first to drill a commercially successful oil well in the us.
d.
nikola tesla's alternating current motors were installed at the niagara falls power project.

The correct answer to this question is letter "A." The statement that is false is 'Steam power replaced waterpower and horsepower as the most effective source of power in the industrialized world.' This statement is false as far as the steam power is concerned.

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