The International Electrical Exhibition of 1881 is the first electrical exhibition held at the Paris Palace of Industry on the Champs Elysees from August 15 to November 15, 1881. At the same time as the August exhibition in Paris, the International Congress of Electricians was held .
The Great Britain, the USA, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and France took part in the International Electric Exhibition. At the exhibition, the first dynamo Zenob Gram was demonstrated. Thomas Edison introduced his patented charcoal lamp . A stereo theater player was playing in one of the halls. Werner von Siemens introduced the first electric tram; Alexander Bell the first commercial telephone. Marcel Depre demonstrated an electric distribution network, Gustav Truve - an experimental electric car .
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- History of Electricity (Fr.)