Electrification is the process of powering by electricity, and is usually associated with changing from one source to another.
Nowadays taken for granted, electricity did not appear overnight. Electricity was pushed mainly through entrepreneurs and inventors creating new and exciting products. Other forms include citywide reforms. As a whole, no one person or civilization can take credit for the discovery of electricity. Ancient Greeks are known to have found static electricity by rubbing together fur and amber, but the ancient Roman and Persian empires left behind artifacts that are believed to be the earliest form of batteries. Below is a visual example:
20TH CENTURY ELECTRIFICATION
------- In 1908, the first efficient solar collector was invented by William J. Bailey. This collector stood out from its predecessors by containing copper coils and an insulated box. This design is roughly the same as what we use today. Bailey sold his devices under his company Day and Night Solar Heating, and later created and sold solar water heaters.
a photo of William J. Bailey next to one of his companies signs.
------- 1900 - Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal (or Chicago Drainage Canal)
Prior to the construction of this waterway reversal, Chicago's sewage was being poured into the Chicago River. What was not thought over, was the fact that the Chicago River stems into Lake Michigan, a drinking water source for many (Hey, Flint). Of course there was hysteria at the idea of polluted drinking water - the risk of typhoid fever, cholera, and dysentery were entirely prevalent. The idea was to dam the river, reverse its flow, and deal with the sewage somewhere in Des Plaines. This canal was minorly attempted before, yet the reversal of the river only lasted for one season.
Above is a map of the previous canal, which was much shallower.
Map showing the current location of the canal, plus the drinking water sources that the sewage would have contaminated.
Chart showing the electrification percentages per U.S. state in 1930 and 1940.
STATE
|
1930
|
1940
|
(AL) Alabama
|
33.9
|
43.3
|
(AZ) Arizona
|
68.8
|
70.5
|
(AR) Arkansas
|
25.3
|
32.8
|
(CA) California
|
93.9
|
96
|
(CO) Colorado
|
69.6
|
77.6
|
(CT) Connecticut
|
95.3
|
96.5
|
(DE) Delaware
|
78.4
|
81.8
|
(FL) Florida
|
60.9
|
66.5
|
(GA) Georgia
|
35.5
|
46.6
|
(ID) Idaho
|
64.5
|
79.1
|
(IL) Illinois
|
86.1
|
89.9
|
(IN) Indiana
|
74.8
|
84
|
(IA) Iowa
|
65.6
|
76.7
|
(KS) Kansas
|
62
|
71.5
|
(KY) Kentucky
|
44.2
|
54.2
|
(LA) Louisiana
|
42.2
|
48.9
|
(ME) Maine
|
76.1
|
80.4
|
(MD) Maryland
|
81.8
|
85.9
|
(MA) Massachusetts
|
97.1
|
97.6
|
(MI) Michigan
|
84.8
|
92.1
|
(MN) Minnesota
|
65.9
|
75.8
|
(MS) Mississippi
|
19.4
|
28.3
|
(MO) Missouri
|
65.5
|
70.6
|
(MT) Montana
|
58.2
|
70.7
|
(NE) Nebraska
|
61
|
70.5
|
(NV) Nevada
|
76.2
|
80.8
|
(NH) New Hampshire
|
84.9
|
87
|
(NJ) New Jersey
|
95.8
|
96.6
|
(NM) New Mexico
|
39.8
|
49.2
|
(NY) New York
|
94.5
|
96.4
|
(NC) North Carolina
|
40.8
|
54.4
|
(ND) North Dakota
|
41.6
|
53.8
|
(OH) Ohio
|
85.2
|
90.6
|
(OK) Oklahoma
|
45.3
|
55.1
|
(OR) Oregon
|
79.5
|
85.8
|
(PA) Pennsylvania
|
89.5
|
92.3
|
(RI) Rhode Island
|
97.3
|
97.7
|
(SC) South Carolina
|
34.3
|
46.2
|
(SD) South Dakota
|
44.4
|
56.6
|
(TN) Tennessee
|
42
|
50.9
|
(TX) Texas
|
x
|
59
|
(UT) Utah
|
88.4
|
93.9
|
(VT) Vermont
|
71.9
|
80.2
|
(VA) Virginia
|
50.5
|
60.6
|
(WA) Washington
|
86.3
|
90.9
|
(WV) West Virginia
|
63.4
|
69.1
|
(WI) Wisconsin
|
74.5
|
83.9
|
(WY) Wyoming
|
60
|
70.9
|
SOURCES
http://www.universetoday.com/82402/who-discovered-electricity/
http://www.greatachievements.org/?id=2971
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