Chapter
Electricity & Power
Harnessing electricity and fossil fuels.
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The Electric Light
1879 CEIncandescent lighting that extended productive hours and created the electrical industry
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The Electric Power Grid
1882 CEInterconnected network generating and distributing electrical power that electrified modern civilization
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The Petroleum Industry
1859 CEThe extraction, refining, and distribution of oil that powered the twentieth century's transportation and industrial systems
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