The author of an article or a book about a single person is in danger of focusing heavily on that person's accomplishments and neglecting the broader picture so that the result is a hagiography. I will try not to fall into that trap. I start out by quoting, in a condensed version, from Harold C. Passer's superbly researched The Electrical Manufacturers: 1875-1900, published in 1953

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Charles F. Brush：电灯的先驱[历史]

有关单身人士的文章或书籍的作者有可能将注意力集中在该人的成就上，而忽略了更广阔的前景，因此其结果将是全息影像。我将尽量不要陷入陷阱。首先，我从哈罗德·C（Harold C.）的简短版本中引用。电气制造商：1875-1900，于1953年出版