Nearing Perfection

While doing research on the lighting in the Robie House, I've been struck by a few things.

1) The development of this phenomenon of technology, electric lighting, overlaps itself, like so much else in history. I like the way things build upon themselves and culminate in a 'perfected' form (or such until something else comes along).

2) The collaborative efforts of men of science is amazing.

3) Frank Lloyd Wright did not read anything about what was fashionable in the way of lighting a home. I can't find any evidence where those bare bulbs came from. And M. Luckiesh, self-proclaimed expert on lighting of the day, does not mention anywhere (anywhere that I can see) that bare bulbs on walls will provide adequate lighting to a room (and I can tell you from experience, that no, bare bulbs do not provide adequate lighting--you see, we still use Wright's choice of lighting in our offices). And so, I am stumped.

However, the desire to reach near perfection that we see (or rather, that I see) in the development of electric lighting, is just one more outlet (haha) for that eternal quest.

And now I must go laugh at myself for this ridiculously pretentious update. :)