Site of the Day for Wednesday, September 27, 2006 Lighting a Revolution Today's site, from the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, offers an exhibit demonstrating how Edison's electric lamp would begin a process that would change the way people lived and worked. Gentle Subscribers will discover a wide-ranging presentation illuminating the path to life in the 21st century. "This web site accompanies an exhibition ... exploring the process of invention. The story is told in two parallel sections comparing Thomas Edison's light bulb invention with several electric lighting inventions of a century later. Objects and graphics from both sections of the exhibition can be viewed on this site, as can the complete exhibition script." - from the website This well-designed presentation first considers the state of scientific and technological development before Edison arrived on stage. Covering the invention of the Edison lamp itself and the efforts in marketing the product, the exhibition also examines other competitors and the impact of electric lighting. The second part of the exhibit presents the progress of 20th century developments in lighting, including the tungsten halogen light and the compact fluorescent. Marketing strategies, competitors and the consequences of the new breeds of lighting are also provided. Extensive additional information is available in the "Guest Lounge", with files in the categories of energy, technology and history, as well as a photo gallery and bibliography. Switch over to the site for a first-rate exhibition on invention, Edison and the march of progress at: http://americanhistory.si.edu/lighting/ A.M. Holm <admin-sotd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Manage your subscription and view the List archives on the web at: <//www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/webpage?webpage_id=sotd> and <//www.freelists.org/archives/sotd> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UNSUBSCRIBE by sending a blank email to sotd-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with unsubscribe in the Subject field.