WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE
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Nicola Tesla
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Thomas Edison
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Benjamin Franklin
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An old guy
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Detailed explanation-1: -On January 27, 1880, Thomas Edison received the historic patent embodying the principles of his incandescent lamp that paved the way for the universal domestic use of electric light.
Detailed explanation-2: -Woodward & Evans did not have enough money to develop their invention, so they sold the rights to U.S. Patent 181, 613 to Thomas Edison.
Detailed explanation-3: -Edison was trying to come up with a high resistance system that would require far less electrical power than was used for the arc lamps. This could eventually mean small electric lights suitable for home use.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 1802, Humphry Davy invented the first electric light. He experimented with electricity and invented an electric battery. When he connected wires to his battery and a piece of carbon, the carbon glowed, producing light.