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I thought the author spent too much time discussing public reaction to the introduction of lighting in cityscapes. It was interesting at first to read the accounts of famous and average citizens discussing whether they thought the lights of Chicago were dazzlingly or the advertisements in New York monstrous but then there just seemed to be so many quotes and narratives about the same topic. Maybe I'm wrong, because it was central to the main idea of the book, but it all started to blur together for me for a bit. -- Matt Struth | I thought the author spent too much time discussing public reaction to the introduction of lighting in cityscapes. It was interesting at first to read the accounts of famous and average citizens discussing whether they thought the lights of Chicago were dazzlingly or the advertisements in New York monstrous but then there just seemed to be so many quotes and narratives about the same topic. Maybe I'm wrong, because it was central to the main idea of the book, but it all started to blur together for me for a bit. -- Matt Struth | ||
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| + | It was also interesting to see the evolution of electricity and had how it made its real debut at world fairs. The text states that every year they would try to step it up a notch to make it better display than they last, which in my mind is pretty amusing. Then to see lighting go from world fairs to business needs to housing was also an interesting process. What I found to be most fascinating to read was how electricity impacted and changed our lives completely. – Jimmy Conroy | ||
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| + | Growing up in today’s world is much different than the world before electric lighting. I know that I always take electric lighting for granted and rarely do I ever think of a world without it; the only time this comes to mind is when the power goes out and we can not use anything. What I really enjoyed from this reading was the fact that lighting was seen as entertaining, which to me is an odd concept. The only other time I can relate to this idea is when I view Christmas light displays. – Jimmy Conroy | ||
I'm curious how the development of a privatized electricity industry could opt for standardization so quickly before public, state-controlled electricity systems would. Was there a push in cities like London at the turn of the century for standardization, at least from the cities' residents? - Adam Shlossman | I'm curious how the development of a privatized electricity industry could opt for standardization so quickly before public, state-controlled electricity systems would. Was there a push in cities like London at the turn of the century for standardization, at least from the cities' residents? - Adam Shlossman | ||
Nye talked briefly about the advantages offered by incandescent lamps in smell. I found this distinction curious. Rarely do we discuss the issue of smells in the 19th century. Was there a distinctly potent smell surrounding arc lamps? - Adam Shlossman | Nye talked briefly about the advantages offered by incandescent lamps in smell. I found this distinction curious. Rarely do we discuss the issue of smells in the 19th century. Was there a distinctly potent smell surrounding arc lamps? - Adam Shlossman | ||
