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04 Sep 1882
First newspaper using central electricity |
First newspaper using central electricity In 1882, the first newspaper plant to make use of the newly available electrical power provided by the Edison Illuminating Company was the New York Times. The building had previous been wired, with light fixtures and electric meters installed and inspected by an expert from the Board of Underwriters. There were 27 lamps installed in the editorial room and 25 lamps in the counting room. Next day, in the newspaper's own article, the workers were said to be unanimously in favour of the light provided by the carbon-filament lamps as being brighter and steadier than the gas lighting it replaced. There was no nauseous smell, and the lamps were very convenient to light by simply turning a thumbscrew. Additional lights were added later for the composing and press rooms. |
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04 Sep 1882
First electric central station |
First electric central station In 1882, the first central electric station to supply light and power was the Edison Electric Illuminating Company at 257 Pearl Street in New York City. Thomas Edison inaugurated its operation by operating a switch in the Wall Street office of his primary financial backer. The station's “Jumbo No.1” generator was a direct-current steam-powered dynamo. The armature alone was 6 tons of its total 27 ton weight, and used air cooling. It was built at the Edison Machine Works in 1881, and had its first test on 5 Jul 1882. It could power about 700 sixteen candlepower lamps. Within 14 months, Edison's first power station served 508 subscribers and powered 12,732 bulbs. |
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04 Sep 1882
Thomas Edison |
Thomas Edison (technology) Thomas Edison starts the world's first commercial electrical power plant, lighting one square mile of lower Manhattan. |
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