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This is one of those thoroughly exhaustive texts that feel over burdened with detail, but have something interesting just waiting the next paragraph. Very interested to read about how electric light was used in workplaces and how it stimulated entirely new fields.... but also how many people were electrocuted and fires started by uninsulated cables.
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Aug 11, 2026 04:15PM
Sounds interesting!
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I hope you like this book better than I did, Berengaria.
LPosse1 wrote: "Sounds interesting!"It has its points! I was unaware of how many people and animals were killed when the first electricity lines went (shoddily) up. Several a week by falling live wires, or by accidentally touching a post that wasn't properly grounded by the sound of it!
Jill H. wrote: "I hope you like this book better than I did, Berengaria."Hi Jill, I've left a comment on your review. I agree totally with what you said.