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