Quote of the Day | 0517
Gas had one irresistible advantage, however. It was bright – at least compared with anything else the pre-electric world knew. The average room with gas was 20 times brighter than it had been before. It wasn’t an intimate light – you couldn’t move it nearer your book or sewing, as you could a table lamp – but it provided wonderful overall illumination. People read more and stayed up later. It is no coincidence that the mid-19th century saw a sudden and lasting boom in newspapers, magazines, books and sheet music.
Bill Bryson, ‘The story of the electric light’
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