--- Antonio Carlini <arcarlini_at_iee.org> wrote:
> > flashlight. Rebuilding? Without the existing infrastructure
> > (in the wilderness), how many people would be capable of
> > building/making ANYTHING? Other than Tony, could you make a
> > battery? a bulb?
>
> I'd have to think for a bulb. I'd have plenty of time
> while growing the spuds for a battery though :-)
Tungsten filaments would be tough, but carbon works fine for a short
time.
Remember, Edison did not *invent* the lightbulb, he improved it to
the point of practical manufacturability.
-ethan
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Received on Sun May 11 2003 - 17:53:01 BST