nextnature.net - 11/5/2008
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19th century people needed some explanation to understand the difference between the regular candlelight and the electrically simulated candlelight. Note the disclaimer at the bottom: “The use of Electricity for lighting is in no way harmful to health, nor does it affect the soundness of ...
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Retro Thing —
Thomas Edison began marketing the world's first practical incandescent bulb in 1879. His bulb wasn't the first design to work, but it was the first to incorporate a high-resistance carbon filament in a high vacuum.
Your grand-grand-parents new media [Next Nature] ...
The use of Electricity for lighting is in no way harmful to health
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Your grand-grand-parents new media {next Nature]
Retromodo: Electric Light is Strange and Terrifying [Retromodo]
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... You know, I thought electric light here in the 19th century was the devil's work. In fact, I must say that when I walked into this room filled with the strange candle-less fire I almost soiled my pantaloons. Thankfully, Mr. Edison's disclaimer on the wall put my mind at ease. [NextNature via ...
Funny old warning sign for light bulbs
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Found on Next Nature:
19th century people needed some explanation to understand the difference between the regular candlelight and the electrically simulated candlelight. Note the disclaimer at the bottom: “The use of Electricity for lighting is in no way harmful to health, nor does it affect the soundness of sleep.”
Light bulb warning sign
Nineteenth Century Electric Light Instuctions Presage Modern Technophobia
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... The eye-opener in this 19th century instructional poster isn't that people didn't now how to use the new-fangled electric light, but that the paranoia-dispelling warnings seem not to have changed in the intervening years:
The use of Electricity for lighting is in no way harmful to health, nor does it affect the soundness of sleep.
Remember this next time your tinfoil hat-wearing friends start complaining about cellphone radiation.
Your grand-grand-parents new media [Next Nature via Retro Thing] ...
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