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The First Arc Lamp
A man named Humphry Davy created a lamp using volts from a battery, which produced light greater than one thousand candles. -
A Light Bulb
James Bowman Lindsay was the first person to contain an electrical charge inside of a glass bulb -
Light Up The Night
Paris became the first city to attempt lighting their streets with electric street lamps. -
The Giessler Tube
Heinrich Geissler created a special tube that could contain an electric charge. -
Thomas Edison Design
Thomas Edison created a lamp that lasted longer and required less power than previous designs. -
Nikola Tesla
Mr.Tesla worked on creating a wireless electrical lamp that would work at high voltages -
Neon Lighting
Paris continued setting the stage for the newest designs in electrical lighting. They demonstrated the first neon lighting, which was created by Georges Claude, at the Paris Motor Show. -
Fluorescent Lighting
A man named Edmund Germer created a lamp for fluorescent lighting. -
The World Fair
At New York's World Fair, companies demonstrated the efficiency of the fluorescent light bulb. -
Energy Saving Lighting
The Philips Company created a fluorescent energy saving lamp. It used an integrated conventional ballast. -
Longer Lasting Bulbs
When Edison created his 16-watt bulb, it could last for 1500 hours. Philips created a new fluorescent bulb that could last up to 60,000 hours. -
The LED Light
A man named Shuji Nakamura created a new type of lighting. Using blue and white LED, he started a revolution of LED lighting -
LED's Pushed Foward
The Energy department recognized the need for greater efficiency in electric lighting. They created a device that would package LED's together to generate better lighting. -
Energy Savings
As of 2012, more than 49 million LED bulbs were being used across America. This saved around $675 million in energy costs