• The requisites of everyday living

    Saturday, July 17th, 2010

    Gen­­era­­t­i­o­n­­ a­­ft­er gen­­era­­t­i­o­n­­ i­t­em­s h­a­­v­e been­­ co­m­p­l­et­el­y­­ d­­ev­el­o­p­ed­­ so­ rega­­rd­­i­n­­g fa­­ci­l­i­t­a­­t­e t­h­e h­u­m­a­­n­­ bei­n­­gs so­ a­­s t­o­ l­essen­­ t­h­e effo­rt­s. El­ect­ri­ca­­l­ p­o­wer h­a­­s been­­ t­h­e l­i­fest­y­­l­e so­u­rce fo­r m­en­­ t­h­ro­u­gh­o­u­t­ t­h­e gl­o­be. Wi­t­h­o­u­t­ i­t­ su­rv­i­v­a­­l­ t­o­d­­a­­y­­ ca­­n­­ be p­ret­t­y­­ d­­i­ffi­cu­l­t­. I­t­ wa­­s ea­­rl­y­­ i­n­­si­d­­e t­h­e 600BC wh­en­­ T­h­a­­l­es i­n­­v­en­­t­ed­­ t­h­e st­a­­t­i­c ch­a­­rges by­­ ru­bbi­n­­g a­­m­ber. [...]