Reading in the book abundance it talked about how much it would cost in hours worked for an hour’s worth of light from a 100 watt light bulb during history. In 1750 BC, 400 hours, in 1800, 50 hours, in 1889, 3 hours. Now 1 second. Here is an article that has a graphic on the stats The Cost of Light.
Yesterday I looked up the invention of the first electric generator was in 1831. Interesting timing if you compare it against the founding of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
There are many things available to everyone today that many would have called magic only a generation ago. This makes me ask the question, “what will be discovered tomorrow that will change the world.” What is the question that I can ask that will change the world?
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