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.

Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

The false statement is C. Michael Faraday was not the first to drill a commercially successful oil well in the US.