Edison & the Electric Chair: A Story of Light and Death
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| Rating | : | 4.18 (847 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B000JK4AMA |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 188 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Edison & the Electric Chair: A Story of Light and Death book has been released since 0000-00-00. Edison & the Electric Chair: A Story of Light and Death are written by Mark ESSIG and it has 188 of pages on paperback.
Can You Be Sure, Once You've Been "Westinghoused"? I should raise a warning flag to start this review: if you are squeamish, or an animal lover, this book might be a bit too much for you. There are several horrific episodes involving detailed descriptions of botched executions, as well as descriptions of electrocution experiments performed on dogs, calves, and horses. Mr. Essig's intent is not to be sensationalistic. He wants to show us that when Thomas Edison said that death by electrocution would be quick. Fascinating History L. Cole Today we all take electricity for granted. We pay monthly fees to large utility companies, and whenever we buy an electrical appliance we plug it in and it works. But we never think about the fact that as recently as the late 19th century, electricity in homes and businesses was a rarity. And it wasn't the government or large public companies who were rolling it out to communities across the US, but instead entrepreneurs like Thomas Edison and George Westin. A Fascinating Look at the History of Science Brian Jackson Just finished Mark Essig's Edison and The Electric Chair. I received the book as a surprise gift, not having heard of it before. Very glad I did.The book covers a period in American history that I knew next to nothing about -- the Gilded Age and the War of the Currents. It traces Thomas Edison's work developing and marketing many of the key elements of the US's electrical landscape, from the light bulb to the distribution system. Along the way, Essig weaves