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The Coming Age of Coal

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Edison placed his filament in an oxygenless bulb, there were NO coal-fired power plants in existence.

 

 

NO COAL FIRED POWER PLANTS IN 1879!  

  

 

Automobiles

 

In 1893, the first running, gasoline - powered American car was built and road-tested by the Duryea brothers of Springfield, Massachusetts.

ONE CAR IN 1893!

 

    THE PRESENT

 

WORLD POPULATION = 7.1 BILLION!

 

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Tom Magstadt earned his doctorate in international relations at Johns Hopkins (SAIS). He is a twice-tenured college professor and political science chair. He also served as a foreign intelligence analyst, a Visiting Professor at the Air University (more...)
 
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