DocumentCode
111302
Title
First Edison Lights at Sea: The SS Columbia Story, 1880-1907 [History]
Author
Sulzberger, Carl
Volume
13
Issue
1
fYear
2015
fDate
Jan.-Feb. 2015
Firstpage
92
Lastpage
101
Abstract
When Thomas Edison set out to develop a practical and economical incandescent electric light bulb in mid-1878, he quickly realized that, to achieve commercial success, he would have to create a complete electrical system to generate and deliver electric energy to customers. Modeled on (then) long-established and successful gas lighting systems, Edison´s plan was to combine a central power station with a system of electrical conductors radiating out from it to distribute electrical energy to multiple end users.
Keywords
distribution networks; filament lamps; SS Columbia; Thomas Edison; central power station; complete electrical system; electric energy; electrical conductors system; electrical distribution; gas lighting systems; incandescent electric light bulb; Companies; Edison, Thomas; Filament lamps; Generators; History; Lighting; Research and development;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Power and Energy Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1540-7977
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MPE.2014.2362477
Filename
6998977
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