[SB018041b], Clipping, New York Herald, November 25th, 1888

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Title

[SB018041b], Clipping, New York Herald, November 25th, 1888

Editor's Notes

TAE's lab in Orange was used to conduct experiments to try to figure out how much electricity would be needed to execute a human being. This is in accordance with a new electrical execution law. After describing the experiment, the articles categorizes alternating current, which was used in the experiment, to be the deadliest force known to science. It ensures readers that most of the electrictiy used in New York is not fatal.

Date

1888-11-25

Type

Folder/Volume ID

SB018-F

Microfilm ID

146:177

Document ID

SB018041b

Publisher

Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University
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