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Scientists had been working on an electric lamp for several years. A man named Humphry Davy created a lamp using volts from a battery, which produced light greater than one thousand candles.
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James Browman Lindsay was the first person to contain an electrical charge inside of a glass bulb.
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Using Humphry Davy's Arc Lamp, Paris set a new record. They became the first city to attempt lighting their streets with electric street lamps.
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Thomas Edison devoted his adult working with electricity. He patented a lamp in 1879, then a 16-watt light bulb in 1880.
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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.
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A man named Edmund Germer created a lamp for fluorescent lighting. This new type of lighting would grow in popularity.
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The Philips Company created a fluorescent energy saving lamp. It used an integrated conventional ballast, but it was expensive for consumers to purchase.
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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.
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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.
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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.
