Johnston, S.F. (2005) Public and private lighting. In: Hempstead, C.A. and Worthington, W.E. (eds.) Encyclopedia of 20th-Century Technology. Routledge: New York, USA, pp. 464-466. ISBN 9781579583866
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Abstract
The history of lighting in the 19th and 20th centuries is discussed. The transition from flame (gas, oil and candle) to electric lighting was a fraught process involving commercial competition supported by distinct scientific claims.
Item Type: | Book Sections (Encyclopaedia entry) |
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Keywords: | Light, optics, photometry, competition, electric light, gas lighting, history of technology, history of science |
Status: | Published |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Johnston, Professor Sean |
Authors: | Johnston, S.F. |
Subjects: | D History General and Old World > D History (General) Q Science > QC Physics Q Science > QD Chemistry T Technology > T Technology (General) T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering T Technology > TP Chemical technology |
College/School: | College of Social Sciences > School of Social & Environmental Sustainability |
Publisher: | Routledge |
ISBN: | 9781579583866 |
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