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The World’s Fair attracted many people because of its unique exhibits, historical inventions, and beautiful lighting. The World’s Fair of 1893 took place in Chicago, lit with thousands of light bulbs, filled with exhibitions of inventions, and rowed with food from around the world. Many influential lectures and speeches took place at this amazing event as well. The World's Fair was a grand, amazing, and innovative event that sparked many ideas and inspired many people. The 1893 World’s Fair had a gigantic impact on today’s inventions and electric power.

Also, the World’s Fair was a huge historical event that had a huge impact on our inventions, which have evolved into what we know and use today. By “Light Show,” “For people used to gaslight, wood stoves, and flatirons heated on a coal stove or wood stove, electricity promised a safer, more comfortable future…………Instead, exhibits offered electric irons, lamps, sewing machines, elevators, fans, burglar alarms, and even surgical procedures. Visitors marveled at Edison's kinetoscope, an early form of movie projector.” As you can see, the World’s Fair had a huge impact on modern-day inventions, such as the movie projector, which is …show more content…

A portion from the magazine “Light Show” states, “...the White City...…………thousands of glowing light bulbs. Electricity lit the grounds, spotlighted the exhibit buildings, and illuminated their interiors. Colored searchlights shimmered over the fountains.” This quote from the magazine refers to Chicago as the “White City,” and I can infer it is because of how brightly the World’s Fair lit up with countless beautiful white lights. The illumination of the fair was a huge electrical advancement because of how the light bulbs worked over such a large area and amount of time. Altogether, the illumination of the World’s Fair had a huge impact on modern-day

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