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Gas LightingWilliaam Murdoch was the first to utilize the flammability of gas for practical lighting.It replaced oils and wax for the more promenant light source
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GenratorMichael Faraday creted the firs electric generator in 1831called the "Faraday Disk".He discovered thatrotar mecanical power can be turned in to electricity.
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Solar InnovationsIn 1839 Edward Bequerl discovered that placing 2 electrodes in an electrolyte created energy, after being exposed to light. The first solar cell was invented in 1873.
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LightbulbHenricg Globel nted the first true lightbulb. He used a carbonized bamboo filament placed inside a glass bulb. In 1880 Thomas Edison made a lightbulb that burned for over 1200 hours using a bamboo derived filament.
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Neon LightingNeon is an iert gas and chemical element that is a minor componant of earth's atmosphere. It was discovered by William Ramsay and Morris W. Travers. Neon is used in lots of bight signs.
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http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/602718/transistor/236466/Innovation-at-Bell-Labs' >Transistor</a>In1947, A tem at Bell Labs created the first transistor.(William Shockley, John Bardeen,and Walter rattain. transistor is a semiconductor device ued to amplify and and switch electronc signal.
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Laser pointerThe first laser was invented in 1960 by Ali Javan. The laser pointer provides light in a specific place so you can see.
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LED lightingNick Holonyak inventedthe Led lightbulb. Led lightbulbs are more energy efficient and brighter than incadescents
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CFL bulbsEd Hammer created he first enrgy efficient CFL bulb, it has a spiral shape. Energy efficient CFL bulbs tae in a lot less energy than most other light bulbs.
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Nano-carbonThe light bulb is 100 atoms wide. A Taiwanese research team manufactured the first one, that does not use mercury.
