Primary Sources:
Blair, Pam. "Recalling Life before Electricity." Recalling Life before Electricity. KLICKITAT PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT, Oct. 2006. Web. 2 Mar. 2013. <http://www.klickitatpud.com/Documents/Ruralite/2006/0610pg28.pdf>.
We used the quotes in this document as primary sources from people who were remembering their life without electricity.
Think Exist. "Thomas Alva Edison Quotes." Thomas Alva Edison Quotes. Think Exist, n.d. Web. 02 Mar. 2013. <http://thinkexist.com/quotes/thomas_alva_edison/3.html>.
We used this primary source quote, originally said by Thomas Edison
Secondary Sources:
Wikimedia. "War of Currents." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 03 May 2013. Web. 02 Mar. 2013. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_Currents>.
We used this site to find information on "The War of Currents" between the usage of AC and DC power
Think Exist. "Thomas Alva Edison Quotes." Thomas Alva Edison Quotes. Think Exist, n.d. Web. 02 Mar. 2013. <http://thinkexist.com/quotes/thomas_alva_edison/3.html>.
We used this primary source quote, originally said by Thomas Edison
"Power Station." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 03 Mar. 2013. Web. 03 Mar. 2013. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_station>.
We used this site to find basic information about the power plant and its history.
Smithsonian Institution. "Powering a Generation: Power History #2." Powering a Generation: Power History #2. National Museum of American History, n.d. Web. 03 Mar. 2013. <http://americanhistory.si.edu/powering/past/h1main.htm>.
This site gave us information about Pearl Street Station and early electric power in the US.
"Environmental Impact of Electricity Generation." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 21 Feb. 2013. Web. 03 Mar. 2013. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_impact_of_electricity_generation>.
We used this site for exact numbers on what is used in a coal power plant yearly.
"Lower Manhattan: About Lower Manhattan | History | Did You Know | Edison's Power Plant." Lower Manhattan: About Lower Manhattan | History | Did You Know | Edison's Power Plant. n.p., n.d. Web. 03 Mar. 2013. <http://www.lowermanhattan.info/about/history/did_you_know/did_you_know_92960.aspx>.
This website gave us information on how much electricity cost back when it was first invented.
Wikimedia. "Pearl Street Station." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 03 June 2013. Web. 06 Mar. 2013. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Street_Station>.
We used this site to find more information about the first power plant in the United States
Thomas Edison. (2013). The History Channel website. Retrieved 10:25, March 7, 2013, from http://www.history.com/videos/thomas-edison
We used this video as a way to show people who Thomas Edison was and what he did for the world
Blair, Pam. "Recalling Life before Electricity." Recalling Life before Electricity. KLICKITAT PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT, Oct. 2006. Web. 2 Mar. 2013. <http://www.klickitatpud.com/Documents/Ruralite/2006/0610pg28.pdf>.
We used the quotes in this document as primary sources from people who were remembering their life without electricity.
Think Exist. "Thomas Alva Edison Quotes." Thomas Alva Edison Quotes. Think Exist, n.d. Web. 02 Mar. 2013. <http://thinkexist.com/quotes/thomas_alva_edison/3.html>.
We used this primary source quote, originally said by Thomas Edison
Secondary Sources:
Wikimedia. "War of Currents." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 03 May 2013. Web. 02 Mar. 2013. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_Currents>.
We used this site to find information on "The War of Currents" between the usage of AC and DC power
Think Exist. "Thomas Alva Edison Quotes." Thomas Alva Edison Quotes. Think Exist, n.d. Web. 02 Mar. 2013. <http://thinkexist.com/quotes/thomas_alva_edison/3.html>.
We used this primary source quote, originally said by Thomas Edison
"Power Station." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 03 Mar. 2013. Web. 03 Mar. 2013. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_station>.
We used this site to find basic information about the power plant and its history.
Smithsonian Institution. "Powering a Generation: Power History #2." Powering a Generation: Power History #2. National Museum of American History, n.d. Web. 03 Mar. 2013. <http://americanhistory.si.edu/powering/past/h1main.htm>.
This site gave us information about Pearl Street Station and early electric power in the US.
"Environmental Impact of Electricity Generation." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 21 Feb. 2013. Web. 03 Mar. 2013. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_impact_of_electricity_generation>.
We used this site for exact numbers on what is used in a coal power plant yearly.
"Lower Manhattan: About Lower Manhattan | History | Did You Know | Edison's Power Plant." Lower Manhattan: About Lower Manhattan | History | Did You Know | Edison's Power Plant. n.p., n.d. Web. 03 Mar. 2013. <http://www.lowermanhattan.info/about/history/did_you_know/did_you_know_92960.aspx>.
This website gave us information on how much electricity cost back when it was first invented.
Wikimedia. "Pearl Street Station." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 03 June 2013. Web. 06 Mar. 2013. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Street_Station>.
We used this site to find more information about the first power plant in the United States
Thomas Edison. (2013). The History Channel website. Retrieved 10:25, March 7, 2013, from http://www.history.com/videos/thomas-edison
We used this video as a way to show people who Thomas Edison was and what he did for the world
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