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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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| + | 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 | ||
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| + | 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 | ||
