The myth of Light and progress has blinded us.
Civil War, modern, industrial lights brought wonderf.
From whale oil to kerosene, from the colonial period to the end of the U.
S.
At worst, it is a lie.
At best, this is half the story.
In our electric world, we are everywhere surrounded by effortlessly glowing lights that simply exist, as they should, seemingly clear and comforting proof that human genius means the present will always be better than the past, and the future better still.
The myth of Light and progress has blinded us