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- Running time
- 9 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · No, not DORIS Day. · Spuzz · 2003-08-14
A better title for this film would actually be "How man lit his abode" as the film primarily focuses on how the everyday man progressed from fire to the electric bulb. Actually, this film is not all badly done, from the 2 second once-over on how the cavemen used fire, to how the candle was actually invented and how wicks came to play. We then learn the different parts of a flame. From there, we focus on Mr Edison's invention, the light bulb which is also nicely explained. All of this lead us to the modern day, and um, the chap in the "office" sitting with some fluorescent lighting hanging WAY…