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What incredibly lucrative engineering philosophy was secretly born during a meeting of lightbulb makers in 1924?

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What incredibly lucrative engineering philosophy was secretly born during a meeting of lightbulb makers in 1924?

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What incredibly lucrative engineering philosophy was secretly born during a meeting of lightbulb makers in 1924?
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