The document traces the history and development of electric lighting from the early 19th century experiments with arc lamps to modern LED light bulbs. Some of the key innovations discussed include Humphry Davy's demonstration of an arc lamp in 1803, Edison's successful development of the carbon-filament incandescent light bulb in the late 1870s and early 1880s, the replacement of carbon filaments with longer-lasting tungsten filaments in 1904, the invention of the first LED by Nick Holonyak in 1962, the development of compact fluorescent bulbs in 1976, and Shuji Nakamura's creation of efficient blue and white LEDs in 1995 which revolutionized LED lighting.
The document traces the history and development of electric lighting from the early 19th century experiments with arc lamps to modern LED light bulbs. Some of the key innovations discussed include Humphry Davy's demonstration of an arc lamp in 1803, Edison's successful development of the carbon-filament incandescent light bulb in the late 1870s and early 1880s, the replacement of carbon filaments with longer-lasting tungsten filaments in 1904, the invention of the first LED by Nick Holonyak in 1962, the development of compact fluorescent bulbs in 1976, and Shuji Nakamura's creation of efficient blue and white LEDs in 1995 which revolutionized LED lighting.
The document traces the history and development of electric lighting from the early 19th century experiments with arc lamps to modern LED light bulbs. Some of the key innovations discussed include Humphry Davy's demonstration of an arc lamp in 1803, Edison's successful development of the carbon-filament incandescent light bulb in the late 1870s and early 1880s, the replacement of carbon filaments with longer-lasting tungsten filaments in 1904, the invention of the first LED by Nick Holonyak in 1962, the development of compact fluorescent bulbs in 1976, and Shuji Nakamura's creation of efficient blue and white LEDs in 1995 which revolutionized LED lighting.
The document traces the history and development of electric lighting from the early 19th century experiments with arc lamps to modern LED light bulbs. Some of the key innovations discussed include Humphry Davy's demonstration of an arc lamp in 1803, Edison's successful development of the carbon-filament incandescent light bulb in the late 1870s and early 1880s, the replacement of carbon filaments with longer-lasting tungsten filaments in 1904, the invention of the first LED by Nick Holonyak in 1962, the development of compact fluorescent bulbs in 1976, and Shuji Nakamura's creation of efficient blue and white LEDs in 1995 which revolutionized LED lighting.
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BULB I N N O V AT I O N FIRE FIRST ARC LAMP (1803) • Humphry Davy demonstrated the first incandescent light to the Royal Institute in Great Britain, using a bank of batteries and two charcoal rods. Arc lamps provided many cities with their first electric streetlights. INCANDESCENT LAMP (1841) • Frederick de Moleyns of England was granted the first patent for an incandescent lamp in 1841; he used powdered charcoal heated between two platinum wires. THE GEISSLER TUBE (1856) • Heinrich Geissler, a glassblower by trade, created a special tube to use with electricity. It could contain an electric charge, and it would pave the way for neon and other types of lighting. EDISON'S 1880 PATENT FOR THE INCANDESCENT BULB. • In 1878, Edison and his researchers at Menlo Park turned their attention to incandescent lamps. They focused on improving the filament -- first testing carbon, then platinum, before finally returning to a carbon filament. He patented a lamp in 1879, then a 16-watt light bulb in 1880. PRECURSOR TO FLUORESCENT LIGHTS (1901) • Peter Cooper Hewitt created a blue- green light by passing an electric current through mercury vapor. The lights had few suitable uses because of the color but were one of the precursors to fluorescent lights. INCANDESCENT OUT WITH THE CARBON FILAMENT AND IN WITH THE TUNGSTEN (1904) • In 1904, incandescent lamps with tungsten filaments appear on the European market. These bulbs lasted longer, were brighter and more efficient than lamps with carbon filaments. LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (1962) • While working for General Electric, Nick Holonyak, Jr., invented the first visible-spectrum LED in the form of red diodes. Pale yellow and green diodes were invented next. FLUORESCENT BULBS GO SPIRAL • In 1976, Edward Hammer at General Electric figured out how to bend the fluorescent tube into a spiral shape, creating the first compact fluorescent light (CFL). LONGER LASTING BULBS (1991)
• When Edison patented his 16-watt bulb, it
could last for 1500 hours. Philips created a new fluorescent bulb that could last up to 60,000 hours and be produced at a reasonable price. THE LED LIGHT (1995)
• A man named Shuji Nakamura created a new
type of lighting. Using blue and white LED, or light-emitting diodes, he started a revolution of LED lighting. 2011
Philips Wins L Prize 60-Watt Replacement
Category • After a rigorous review process, the Energy Department announces that Philips' entry in the 60-watt replacement category has met all performance requirements and declares it the winner of that category. • Lighting companies continued to make improvements to both the quality of light and the energy efficiency of LEDs while cutting their costs.
