英语翻译Itisdifficulttobelievethat,onlyeightyyearsago,theideaofthedomesticelectriclightwasheldincontemptbyallthe“experts”—withtheexceptionofa31-year-oldAmericaninventornamedTomasAlvaEdison.Whenthepriceo

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　　Itisdifficulttobelievethat,onlyeightyyearsago,theideaofthedomesticelectriclightwasheldincontemptbyallthe“experts”—withtheexceptionofa31-year-oldAmericaninventornamedTomasAlvaEdison.Whenthepriceofgasstocksnosedivedin1878becauseEdisonannouncedthathewasworkingontheincandescent(发白热光的)lamp,theBritishParliamentsetupacommitteetolookintothematter.Thedistinguishedwitnessesreported,tothereliefofthegascompanies,thatEdison’sideaswere“goodenoughforourtransatlanticfriends,butunworthyoftheattentionofpracticalorscientificmen.”