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I like the idea that "electricity should kill every danger of frost." They seemed so hopeful of the new technology and yet farmers still deal with frost problems. -Megan Mc. | I like the idea that "electricity should kill every danger of frost." They seemed so hopeful of the new technology and yet farmers still deal with frost problems. -Megan Mc. | ||
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| + | I think that speaks volumes of the late 19th century mindset that technology and science can explain and then solve any problem. They thought, just as many people today think, that technology is the panacea of the world's ills. Perhaps it is, but it is as limited as a person's ability to apply it to solve the problem; then how do you solve the problem that the last solution caused?--JWolfe | ||
== Building the Electrical System -- What Was Electricity? == | == Building the Electrical System -- What Was Electricity? == | ||
