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Electric Light
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Authors: Sandy Isenstadt
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How electric light created new spaces that transformed the built environment and the perception of modern architecture. In this book, Sandy Isenstadt examines e
The Age of Edison
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Pages: 368
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Empires of Light
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The gripping history of electricity and how the fateful collision of Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, and George Westinghouse left the world utterly transformed. In
Ecological Consequences of Artificial Night Lighting
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