EPISODE · Aug 17, 2015 · 2 MIN
"The Age of Edison," by Ernest Freeberg
from Everett Public Library Podcasts
The Lone Reader; one librarian talks about the books he reads. Relates the often surprising story of America's adoption of electricity, including its oddities: streetlighting schemes which used "artificial suns": powerful arc lights on 150 ft. towers scattered about a city. Got shadows? Music: Bam Bam Bamy Shore, by Paul Ash and His Orchestra, courtesy of Internet Archive. Time: 0:02:19 Size: 2.12Mb
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