Read the passage.
excerpt from "Edison Marvels at the Magic
of Electricity" from the New York Tribune,
October 19, 1922
Why does the author's description of what
Edison observed during his visit to the
laboratory—"the 20-kilowatt Langmuir
amplifying electrotubes, which have
superseded the Alexanderou alternator in long
distance radio broadcasting"—intentionally
incorporate such highly technical language?
From a Staff Correspondent
SCHENECTADY, N. Y. October 18
Using technical language lets the
author share controversial
o information in ways that most
readers will not fully grasp or
understand
When, in 1877, Thomas Alva Edison, then
spoken of as "a rising young inventor,"
announced the invention of the phonograph,
the world exclaimed, "What next?" He
answered the question by perfecting the
incandescent bulb, the motion picture, the
electric cable, and many other devices now
become commonplace utilities. And at each
new announcement, the world could but repeat
its inquiry of, "What next?" Today the same
Thomas Alva Edison, smiling like a small boy
Using technical language helps the
author stress the complexity of the
scientific advances and
technological achievements that
Edison observed