 The Edison system of lighting was as beautifully conceived down to the very details, and as thoroughly worked out as if it had been tested for decades in various towns. Neither sockets, switches, fuses, lamp-holders...  Edison: His Life and Inventions - Page 318by Frank Lewis Dyer, Thomas Commerford Martin - 1910 - 998 pagesFull view - About this book
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...electrical industry, Emil Rathenau, said on the celebration of his seventieth birthday, that it was "beautifully conceived down to the very details and...worked out as if it had been tested for decades in several NEW JERSEY—THE WIZARD OF ELECTRICITY Thomas A Edison experimenting with carbonized paper... | |
 | Edward Porter Alexander - Art - 1995 - 444 pages
...in 1883. Years later, he explained why he sought the right to use the Edison patents in these words: The Edison system of lighting was as beautifully conceived...towns. Neither sockets, switches, fuses, lamp-holders, or any other accessories necessary to complete the installation were wanting; and the generating of... | |
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