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It took 40-50 years after the introduction of electricity in the late 1800s for electricity to reach that point of penetration.
by ls612 3y ago
It took 40-50 years after the introduction of electricity in the late 1800s for electricity to reach that point of penetration.
- throw0101c 3y ago> It took 40-50 years after the introduction of electricity in the late 1800s for electricity to reach that point of penetration. For the first few decades it was not mainstream. The US passed (under FDR) a law in 1936: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Electrification_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Electrification_Act How long did it take after that point? I'm curious in how quickly conscious policy choices can be made into reality.