Wednesday, October 5, 2016
American, Peter Cooper Hewitt patented the first mercury vapor lamp in 1901. The low-pressure mercury arc lamp of Peter Cooper Hewitt is the very first prototype of today's modern fluorescent lights. A fluorescent light is a type of electric lamp that excites mercury vapor to create luminescence. The Smithsonian Institute states that "Electrical inventor, Peter Cooper Hewitt built on the mid-19th-century work of German physicist Julius Plucker and glassblower Heinrich Geissler.
As early as 1800, Italian inventor Alessandro Volta, while working on his idea for an electric battery, conducted electricity through a copper wire which heated up to a white hot glow. Technically, this is considered one of the first examples of incandescent light.
Since that time, great improvements and scientific breakthroughs have continued to shape the way we illuminate our world. The next big leap in the evolution of lighting was the introduction of the fluorescent light bulb. Riding in on the coattails of the mercury vacuum pump invented by a German glassblower named Heinrich Geissler. Mr. Geissler's pump allowed him to evacuate the air from a glass tube which created a greater vacuum than had been previously possible. When electricity was run through the "Geissler tube" it began to emit a strong, green, fluorescent, glow.
The vapor was enclosed in a glass bulb. This was the first enclosed arc-type lamp using metal vapor. In 1934, a high-pressure variant of this was developed [by Edmund Germer], which could handle a lot more power in a smaller space...The low-pressure mercury arc lamp of Peter Cooper Hewitt is the very direct parent of today's modern fluorescent lights.
George Inman and Richard Thayer - The First Commercial Fluorescent Lamp George Inman lead a group of General Electric scientists researching an improved and practical fluorescent lamp. Under pressure from many competing companies the team designed the first practical and viable fluorescent lamp that was first sold in 1938. It should be noted that General Electric bought the patent rights to Edmund Germer's earlier patent.
However, there is a barrage of cheap lightings being imported and sold, that do not comply with the flag statute. This is bad for a number of reasons. Imported stuff is cheaply made and more importantly, the designs, materials, colors, and methods do not compare well with the better quality, longer-lasting, and correctly designed lightings made by American manufacturers. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flags and lightings offered a special edition of fluorescent lightings to provide innovative solutions for individual projects.
As early as 1800, Italian inventor Alessandro Volta, while working on his idea for an electric battery, conducted electricity through a copper wire which heated up to a white hot glow. Technically, this is considered one of the first examples of incandescent light.
Since that time, great improvements and scientific breakthroughs have continued to shape the way we illuminate our world. The next big leap in the evolution of lighting was the introduction of the fluorescent light bulb. Riding in on the coattails of the mercury vacuum pump invented by a German glassblower named Heinrich Geissler. Mr. Geissler's pump allowed him to evacuate the air from a glass tube which created a greater vacuum than had been previously possible. When electricity was run through the "Geissler tube" it began to emit a strong, green, fluorescent, glow.
The vapor was enclosed in a glass bulb. This was the first enclosed arc-type lamp using metal vapor. In 1934, a high-pressure variant of this was developed [by Edmund Germer], which could handle a lot more power in a smaller space...The low-pressure mercury arc lamp of Peter Cooper Hewitt is the very direct parent of today's modern fluorescent lights.
George Inman and Richard Thayer - The First Commercial Fluorescent Lamp George Inman lead a group of General Electric scientists researching an improved and practical fluorescent lamp. Under pressure from many competing companies the team designed the first practical and viable fluorescent lamp that was first sold in 1938. It should be noted that General Electric bought the patent rights to Edmund Germer's earlier patent.
However, there is a barrage of cheap lightings being imported and sold, that do not comply with the flag statute. This is bad for a number of reasons. Imported stuff is cheaply made and more importantly, the designs, materials, colors, and methods do not compare well with the better quality, longer-lasting, and correctly designed lightings made by American manufacturers. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flags and lightings offered a special edition of fluorescent lightings to provide innovative solutions for individual projects.