Thomas Edison's development of a practical incandescent light bulb in 1879 and the subsequent creation of electrical distribution systems transformed human civilisation by extending productive activity beyond daylight hours. The practical application of electricity powered the Second Industrial Revolution, enabling motors, refrigeration, communication, computing, and every digital technology that followed. Modern civilisation is functionally impossible without it.

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