Electricity and World War I

Nov. 5, 2018
Ways electricity played a pivotal role in the First World War

Nov. 11, 2018, marks the 100-year anniversary of the official end of World War I (WWI). Also known as The Great War and the First World War, WWI remains not only one of the deadliest conflicts in human history, but also one that introduced many “firsts” to modern combat, such as steel helmets, blood banks, and guide dogs. Another first Mars Electric, an independent wholesale distributor of lighting, gear, and electrical supplies, recently moved its Akron, Ohio, branch to 190 Opportunity Pkwy

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