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History of electric light

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A chronological, technical survey of electric lighting traces developments from early experiments with friction machines, Leyden jars and voltaic piles through advances in batteries, electromagnetic discoveries and the invention of the dynamo. It follows the parallel evolution of arc and incandescent illumination, outlining experimental filament and arc-control methods and the move to commercial installations and distribution schemes such as series, multiple and three‑wire systems. Later sections review later lamp technologies—Nernst, mercury‑vapor, gas‑filled and tungsten types—together with transformers, rectifiers, standardized voltages and sockets. The book is illustrated and includes a chronology, cost and usage statistics, and a selected bibliography.

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Alglave and Boulard, “The Electric Light,” translated by T. O’Connor Sloane, edited by C. M. Lungren, D. Appleton & Co., New York, 1884.

Barham, G. Basil, “The Development of the Incandescent Electric Lamp,” Scott Greenwood & Son, London, 1912.

Dredge, James, “Electric Illumination,” 2 vols., John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1882.

Durgin, William A., “Electricity—Its History and Development,” A. C. McClurg & Co., Chicago, 1912.

Dyer & Martin, “Edison, His Life and Inventions,” 2 vols., Harper & Bros., New York, 1910.

Guillemin, Amedee, “Electricity and Magnetism,” edited by Silvanus P. Thompson, McMillan & Co., London, 1891.

Houston, Edwin J., “Electricity One Hundred Years ago and To-day,” The W. J. Johnston Co., New York, 1894.

Houston and Kennelly, “Electric Arc Lighting,” McGraw Publishing Co., New York, 1906.

Hutchinson, Rollin W., Jr., “High Efficiency Electrical Illuminants and Illumination,” John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1911.

Maier, Julius, “Arc and Glow Lamps,” Whittaker & Co., London, 1886.

Pope, Franklin Leonard, “Evolution of the Electric Incandescent Lamp,” Boschen & Wefer, New York, 1894.

Solomon, Maurice, “Electric Lamps,” D. Van Nostrand Co., New York, 1908.