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History of electrification :warning: :zap:, image, Lighting, Cleaning,…
History of electrification :warning: :zap:
Chicago's World Fair
Ferris Wheel
Dish Washer
Big Electirc Engine
Newspapers showed optimism with electrification as they talked about how once they manage to store electricity it could be used to assist in many daily tasks such as cooking or cleaning. There was a sense of mass electrification as they going beyond just lights, intended to bring electricity into all of the parts of people's lives.
AC VS. DC
DC was expensive and a lot more maintenance heavy, while AC was simple cheap and easy
Nikola Tesla vs. Thomas Edison
Nikola Tesla supported Alternating current as he created it and Thomas Edison created Direct current, Tesla created an alternating current motor that was more efficient than direct current motors.
Direct current was first used as there was no good way to use alternating current in a motor until Nikola Tesla Made one
How different countries experienced electrification
Paris
France’s main energy source currently comes from 56 nuclear reactors
During the time of artificial light coming into bloom there was a war between germany and france.
During most of the period, the main means of transportation - railways, roads, telegraph, bridges, etc. - were cut off by the Prussians.
This article shows that, given the elimination of the main means of diffusion of news, some novel strategies were used to preserve a democratic distribution of information.
The electric lights were called Arc lamps at first.
In Paris, France on august 15th, 1852, gas lamps transitioned to electric light.
Lagos Colony Electrification
They had electrification happen early and managed to educate people about electricity pretty fast.(In the 1800s)
Electricity was affordable and many people had the luxury and even with British colonization, the African population also had access.
To pay for electricity, a housing tax was proposed, but many did not support it. They later decided to tax alcohol to help pay for electricity in the colony :
Don't use it for medicene unless you know what you are doing
Cost lowered over time
Industrial Adoption
Factories
Tools and Machinery
Harewood
House
The Place was quite boring so they Jazzed it up with some electricity
The house ran on hydroelectric power and was one of the cases that first showed how electricity was becoming more common.
he was electrified
Lighting
Appliances
Household Adoption
Cleaning
Appliances
https://harewood.org/about/blog/notes/harewoods-electricity-story/
