historical-nonfiction:In 1884, electrical engineer Rookes Crompton wrote, “At the recent Crystal Pal
historical-nonfiction:In 1884, electrical engineer Rookes Crompton wrote, “At the recent Crystal Palace Electrical Exhibition, a couple from the country asked the price of an incandescent lamp at one of the stalls, and being supplied with it for 5s., expended a box of matches in trying to light it, and then declared the whole thing was a swindle.” -- source link