4th September 1882: Thomas Edison opens the world's first power plant
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4th September 1882: Thomas Edison opens the world's first power plant
Edison created his incandescent light bulb in October 1879, and was quick to realise that he also had to develop a system to generate and distribute the required electricity to consumers. Having successfully installed a number of smaller private systems in both the United States and Britain, Edison bought two adjoining commercial buildings on ...
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