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The practical use of electricity became significant shortly before 1900. It is a measure of the consequences of our manner of living that in North America, since that date, the consumption of electrical power has been growing exponentially, doubling every fifteen years.
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Marshall, J.S., Pounder, E.R., Stewart, R.W. (1967). Electric Current. In: Physics. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-81613-2_32
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