. Bulletin. Science. Figure 68.—Patent Office model of Page's reciprocating motor. {USNM z^sGys; Smith- sonian photo sgSyy.) compete with steam until some cheaper means of producing electrical current could be found. Another very important deterrent to the use of electrical power was the problem of distributing electrical current. Although by midcentury one could signal over long distances, power could be transmitted efficiently only within an area the size of a large room. Until some better means of dis- tributing electricity was found, inventors had to use very bulky containers full of corro
. Bulletin. Science. Figure 68.—Patent Office model of Page's reciprocating motor. {USNM z^sGys; Smith- sonian photo sgSyy.) compete with steam until some cheaper means of producing electrical current could be found. Another very important deterrent to the use of electrical power was the problem of distributing electrical current. Although by midcentury one could signal over long distances, power could be transmitted efficiently only within an area the size of a large room. Until some better means of dis- tributing electricity was found, inventors had to use very bulky containers full of corrosive liquids directly at the place where the power was consumed. The problems of the production and distribution of power were not solved until after the invention of the dynamo and the transformer. Moreover, on the eve of the last two decades of the 19th century—. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior; United States National Museum. Washington, Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off
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