A HISTORY OF EDISON'S WEST ORANGE LABORATORY 1887-1931

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Equipment from the laboratory was used the Columbia exhibition and at subsequent demonstrations. the spring 1888 Brown began a publicity campaign draw attention the "large number of deaths caused careless methods. Hastings, the secretary the Edison Electric Light Company..V-28 company Chicago. Kennelly reported that the experiments were done a hurry, with makeshift equipment, and the whole process normally taking less than hour..^® was steered towards Edison F.S. The climax this series of experiments came December 1888, when several large animals were dispatched Brown the dynamo room the lab. It was Hastings who mobilized the facilities Edison's laboratory for Brown and his colleague Petersen, nerve specialist from Vanderbilt Hospital.on the part many electric lighting companies. Brown and Petersen electrocuted animals the West Orange laboratory and a public exhibition Columbia College July 1888 to demonstrate the dangers alternating current. A Siemens alternator was used generate the current and . More electrocution experiments were organized Hastings the fall and winter 1888." Harold Brown's "movement in favor greater care for public safety" was aimed directly at alternating current. The experiments were carried out at night prevent the curious public from attending and to spare Kennelly's valuable time, which during the day was taken up with more important work batteries, motors, lighting, meters, insulation, and dynamos