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Salem (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): entry electricity
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Electricity.
The employment of electricity for illumination, and as a mover of machinery, has added an interesting chapter to the volume of our national history; and the name of Edison as one of the chief promoters of the use of the mysterious agent for lighting, heating, and motive power is coextensive with the realm of civilization.
Ever since the discovery of electro-magnetism, thoughtful men have contemplated the possibility of producing a controllable electric illuminator and motor.
In 1845 John W. Starr, of Cincinnati, filed a caveat in the United States Patent Office for a divisible electric light.
He went to England to complete and prove the utility of his invention.
There George Peabody, the American banker, offered him all the money he might need, in case his experiment should be successful.
It proved so at an exhibition of it at Manchester before scientific men. Professor
Incandescent lamp. Faraday pronounced it perfect.
Starr was so excited by his success tha
John W. Starr (search for this): entry electricity