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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (759005)	12/21/2013 10:57:19 AM
From: longnshort	1 Recommendation Recommended By FJB Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578048

"who also gave us SS, which has lifted more people out of poverty than anything every invented." no that would be capitalism, comrade

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (759005)	12/21/2013 11:04:46 AM
From: steve harris	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578048

who also gave us SS, which has lifted more people out of poverty than anything ever invented When did this happen? We're running record poverty levels today thanks to democrats.

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (759005)	12/21/2013 11:31:42 AM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578048

So who had electricity before Edison? Knowing something exists and figuring out how people can use it are different things. Edison didn't give us electricity; that was Franklin. Edison didn't build the infrastructure to deliver and produce that electricity Oh yes, he DID build the infrastructure to produce and deliver electricity: ...... In 1878, Edison formed the Edison Electric Light Company in New York City with several financiers, including J. P. Morgan and the members of the Vanderbilt family. Edison made the first public demonstration of his incandescent light bulb on December 31, 1879, in Menlo Park. It was during this time that he said: "We will make electricity so cheap that only the rich will burn candles." [53] ......... On December 17, 1880, Edison founded the Edison Illuminating Company. The company established the first investor-owned electric utility in 1882 on Pearl Street Station, New York City. It was on September 4, 1882, that Edison switched on his Pearl Street generating station's electrical power distribution system, which provided 110 volts direct current (DC) to 59 customers in lower Manhattan. [63] Earlier in the year, in January 1882, he had switched on the first steam-generating power station at Holborn Viaduct in London. The DC supply system provided electricity supplies to street lamps and several private dwellings within a short distance of the station. On January 19, 1883, the first standardized incandescent electric lighting system employing overhead wires began service in Roselle, New Jersey. ............ Edison wasn't just an inventor, but an entrepreneur and businessman. He founded over 100 companies, including General Electric, the first investor owned utility companies, and many many more: edison.rutgers.edu