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The conquest of nature (1911)

Williams, Henry Smith, 1863-, Williams, Edward Huntington, 1868-1944, joint author · New York and London, The Goodhue company · leaf 290

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, Lane-Fox, andHiram Maxim. But Edisons name must stand pre-eminent ; and there are probably very few, even amongEuropeans, who would attempt or wish to deny himthe enviable place as the actual perfecter of the in-candescent-light bulb. It is said that Edison first conceived the idea of… … THOMAS A. EDISON AND THE DYNAMO THAT GENERATED THE FIRST COMMERCIAL ELECTRIC LIGHT. THE BANISHMENT OF NIGHT ceased his efforts until a practical incandescent lamphad been produced. His idea was to perfect a lampthat would do everything that gas could do, and more;a lamp that would give a clear,…

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