Kathy Joseph

Oh no, that's completely true and not only true, legitimate. It was a legitimate fear to worry that the walls would light on fire because they often did. I mean, Edison set up electricity in JP Morgan's house before he set it up in New York. And it did catch on fire multiple times. And it was loud. The initial ones have generators in the basement.

Oh no, that's completely true and not only true, legitimate. It was a legitimate fear to worry that the walls would light on fire because they often did. I mean, Edison set up electricity in JP Morgan's house before he set it up in New York. And it did catch on fire multiple times. And it was loud. The initial ones have generators in the basement.

Oh no, that's completely true and not only true, legitimate. It was a legitimate fear to worry that the walls would light on fire because they often did. I mean, Edison set up electricity in JP Morgan's house before he set it up in New York. And it did catch on fire multiple times. And it was loud. The initial ones have generators in the basement.

So you can't, I mean, just like shoveling coal into this thing that's groaning and moaning and setting fire to things. I mean, people who let electricity into their homes at first,

So you can't, I mean, just like shoveling coal into this thing that's groaning and moaning and setting fire to things. I mean, people who let electricity into their homes at first,

So you can't, I mean, just like shoveling coal into this thing that's groaning and moaning and setting fire to things. I mean, people who let electricity into their homes at first,

I don't think they were reassured. I think what happened was it became so cool that people didn't worry about its danger as compared to being fashionable. And I think a lot of that had to do with the World's Fair in Chicago. I mean, people wrote poetry about the fair and specifically about the lighting at the fair. They, and I think something like a third of the country visited the World's Fair.

I don't think they were reassured. I think what happened was it became so cool that people didn't worry about its danger as compared to being fashionable. And I think a lot of that had to do with the World's Fair in Chicago. I mean, people wrote poetry about the fair and specifically about the lighting at the fair. They, and I think something like a third of the country visited the World's Fair.

I don't think they were reassured. I think what happened was it became so cool that people didn't worry about its danger as compared to being fashionable. And I think a lot of that had to do with the World's Fair in Chicago. I mean, people wrote poetry about the fair and specifically about the lighting at the fair. They, and I think something like a third of the country visited the World's Fair.

It was ridiculously popular. And so if you had a store and you knew that if you got it electrified, you would get five times the customer base you were willing to risk a little fire damage.

It was ridiculously popular. And so if you had a store and you knew that if you got it electrified, you would get five times the customer base you were willing to risk a little fire damage.

It was ridiculously popular. And so if you had a store and you knew that if you got it electrified, you would get five times the customer base you were willing to risk a little fire damage.

Yes, it's fascinating to me, especially reading Edison's old material, because He kept everything. But it's fascinating to see him complain about how many details they had to deal with. And they formed the first research institute because there were so many details to deal with. How do you deal with the wires? How do you deal with the manufacturer? How do you install things?

Yes, it's fascinating to me, especially reading Edison's old material, because He kept everything. But it's fascinating to see him complain about how many details they had to deal with. And they formed the first research institute because there were so many details to deal with. How do you deal with the wires? How do you deal with the manufacturer? How do you install things?

Yes, it's fascinating to me, especially reading Edison's old material, because He kept everything. But it's fascinating to see him complain about how many details they had to deal with. And they formed the first research institute because there were so many details to deal with. How do you deal with the wires? How do you deal with the manufacturer? How do you install things?

How do you charge people?

How do you charge people?

How do you charge people?

if you don't know how much electricity they're using they had to make the first meters to figure out how much electricity people were using because if you don't have a meter you just charge a daily rate and people left their lights on all day and all night and but when it started to catch on even given all of the logistics of meters and wires and poles and walls and all that did it did it happen pretty quick or was there resistance every step of the way

if you don't know how much electricity they're using they had to make the first meters to figure out how much electricity people were using because if you don't have a meter you just charge a daily rate and people left their lights on all day and all night and but when it started to catch on even given all of the logistics of meters and wires and poles and walls and all that did it did it happen pretty quick or was there resistance every step of the way