Discuss the impact of science and technology on late nineteenth-century culture

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Late nineteenth-century science and technology helped to drive new approaches in the arts. In 1873, the British physicist James Clerk Maxwell published his Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism, which explained that light waves consisting of electromagnetic particles produced radiant energy. His theories helped the American inventor Thomas Edison create the first efficient incandescent light bulb. Edison's light bulb provided a sharper perception of reality that—along with the camera—helped to shatter the world of romantic illusion. Other technologies, such as the telephone, moving picture camera, internal combustion engine, all had a great impact on daily life and, in turn, on the arts.