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This document summarizes a paper about how Thomas Edison used "robust design" to gain acceptance for his new electric lighting system despite facing skepticism and resistance from the established gas lighting industry. The summary is: Edison modeled his electric lighting system after the familiar infrastructure of the gas lighting industry to ease acceptance of the new technology. He located power plants centrally like gas facilities and used dim bulbs that matched gas light levels. This "robust design" em

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