Arthur Matthews was born in England and his father was a laboratory assistant to the noted physicist Lord Kelvin back in the 1890s. Tesla came over to England to meet Kelvin... to convince him that Alternating Current was more efficient than Direct Current. Kelvin at that time opposed the AC movement.
Arthur Matthews nació en Inglaterra, y su padre era asistente de laboratorio para el renombrado físico, Lord Kelvin, atrás en 1890. Tesla fue a Inglaterra a encontrarse con Kelvin para convencerlo que la Corriente Alterna era más eficiente que la Corriente Directa. Kelvin, por ese tiempo, se oponía al movimiento AC.