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Mark Twain in Nikola Tesla’s Lab
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Photograph of an electric lamp being illuminated by passing a current through the body of Mark Twain. Download PDF Visit Source 1 Visit Source 2…
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Luna Park at Night
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Photographs of Luna Park in Coney Island, NY at night showcasing the spectacular lighting. Download PDF Visit Source…
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Light Through The Ages
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Promotional literature for the Westinghouse Electric Co. Download PDF Visit Source…
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Inventor Lewis Latimer Biography and Patent
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"Lewis Howard Latimer (1848-1928)...attended only grade school, and the remainder of his education was self-taught...He had a fabulous appetite for reading, drawing, and learning in general. In 1880, …
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Portrait of Hertha Marks Ayrton
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Hertha Marks Ayrton was a British engineer, mathematician, physicist and inventor. She was the first woman elected member of The Institution of Electrical Engineers (London) 1899, the first woman to r…
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Advertisement for Edison Mazda Lamps
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An advertisement for sign lighting from Edison Lamp Works of General Electric Company. Download PDF Visit Source…
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7 Things About Life in Puerto Rico with No Electricity
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An article by John Humphrey detailing the quality of life without electricity following Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. Download PDF Visit Source…
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Commercialization of Broadcast Radio in the Home
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This video explores the beginnings of broadcast radio in the home, thanks to Pittsburgh’s KDKA radio station and Westinghouse, which made radio receivers. The electromagnetic “magic” found in sm…
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Crystal Radio
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Like game consoles and smartphones today, radios in the 1920s were expensive. Fortunately for teens back then, they could build radio receivers using cheap parts found at home and hardware stores. Wat…
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The invention of wireless telegraphy-radio-at the end of the 19th century by Marconi and others made it possible to communicate with anyone, anywhere, around the globe. It soon became apparent, howeve…
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