Electricity in the late 1800s/early 1900s

The invention of electricity was a "shocking" invention to all, considering that at the time everyone was using other means of lighting and it seemed like magic. during the year 1882 commercial power because available for purchase, and people started using it to light their homes using light bulbs. the city became electrically lighted 24/7 and it was super useful for city life. 



as cities began to use electricity, they flourished in the glow of the new electric lights. Homes started to have electricity and new products like vacuum cleaners and dishwashers started to be used inside homes. this was a large improvement over what it was like before, and cities grew faster and cities like Houston started to have a faster speed of development. the early 1900s was when electricity started to really give an impact on city life. This was called electrical construction, and it was a truly electrifying part of history, and when the NECA was founded in new york, electricity was becoming a very large part of society. In the city of new york the 1st electric car was made and it was easier to use and had more pros than an electric car, they became more widely used and over 1/3 of the cars in New York were electric. 
With electricity also came some dangers, one was the improper use of grounding wires, which caused 36 fires, 21 of which occurred on awnings, roofs, and gas pipes. There were many different damages that could be caused if electricity was used wrong, and due to the recent discovery of it, and due to the inexperience of new electricians, many different types of property damage happened in cities, ranging from 20$ - 100,000$. Electricity was an amazing invention/discovery, and it turned the light bulb on in many engineers' minds, resulting in many great inventions that are still useful today.

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