🔮 Europe‘s power problem

🔮 Europe‘s power problem

In 1878, the Avenue de l’Opéra in Paris became one of the first major urban streets to be illuminated by electric arc lighting. The transformation was visually striking and socially disorienting – and would forever change how Parisians move through their city. Other European capitals took note. Germany, especially under Bismarck’s leadership, was in a period of rapid industrialisation and keen to avoid falling behind. Within a year, Berlin had i…