Rabu, 07 Juni 2017

The First Solar-Powered Business

Edwin Cawston’s ostrich farm in South Pasadena, Calif., was a bona fide tourist attraction. Cawston had been breeding the birds since 1886 to cash in on the lucrative trade in feathers for women’s fashion. In 1901, Cawston met up with Aubrey Eneas, an inventor who needed a sunny, public place to demonstrate his latest machine: …

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