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I wasn't surprised, really, to learn that businessmen were the most organized and "self-concious" focus group on electricity. They knew it was a commodity and knew it would be of great value to the American public and would definitely be quick to advertise it. I did think it was interesting how the groups were broken up into similar educational background as opposed to income and that sometimes the groups would overlap for a large number of reasons such as family background or friendship and association. I find it interesting that companies would have done this especially during this time period. -Kelly W. | I wasn't surprised, really, to learn that businessmen were the most organized and "self-concious" focus group on electricity. They knew it was a commodity and knew it would be of great value to the American public and would definitely be quick to advertise it. I did think it was interesting how the groups were broken up into similar educational background as opposed to income and that sometimes the groups would overlap for a large number of reasons such as family background or friendship and association. I find it interesting that companies would have done this especially during this time period. -Kelly W. | ||
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| + | Businessmen are always out there trying to make a buck. Businessmen "institutionalized electrification as a commodity." I think that it was more negotiated with the government and the private utility groups. I think that it is weird how something we take for granted everyday was such a luxury in the 1930's and is something we use everyday without disregard to how much we consume of it. With electricity farmers could be more "self-sufficient and independent."- Paul K | ||
Edison's skills as a salesman were evident in his attempts to make electricity reach rural America. Nye quotes Edison arguing that electricity "could rid the earth of frost, draw in water during a drought, and resist flood throughout immense rainfall". Being able to make his invention "stick" was a large part of Edison's success. He was able to create a new form of light, while making it accessible and maintaining its link to his own name and company. Here we see the difference between Edison and previous inventors - the ability to profit from inventions and create uniform systems that prevail. Being able to to capitalize on entrepreneurial skills, Edison changed industry while benefitting personally as well. - Lon LeSueur | Edison's skills as a salesman were evident in his attempts to make electricity reach rural America. Nye quotes Edison arguing that electricity "could rid the earth of frost, draw in water during a drought, and resist flood throughout immense rainfall". Being able to make his invention "stick" was a large part of Edison's success. He was able to create a new form of light, while making it accessible and maintaining its link to his own name and company. Here we see the difference between Edison and previous inventors - the ability to profit from inventions and create uniform systems that prevail. Being able to to capitalize on entrepreneurial skills, Edison changed industry while benefitting personally as well. - Lon LeSueur | ||
