The Edison Company - arts or engineering?

Isn't this interesting.... the Edison Company, which was affiliated in some way (I'm not sure how) with inventor Thomas Edison who created the first electrical distribution system in New York, produced movies for 6 years during the early 20th Century. We can see some evidence of a similar energy technology/entertainment cross-over in the appearance of solar panels in American films like Wall-E, and perhaps a better parallel in Pixar's use of computer animation normalizing and creating demand for high tech computerized devices. The cross-over between arts and engineering is something that has been unfortunately ignored by many programs designed to encourage energy efficiency, conservation and renewable energy.