The first electric lamp was the carbon lamp, demonstrated in 1801 by Sir Humphrey Davy, an English chemist. Electric lights became popular only after the incandescent lamp was developed independently by Sir Joseph Swan in England and Thomas Edison in the United States. The latter patented his invention in 1880 and subsequently made it the commercial success that it is today.
As time passed, materials such as pottery and alabaster were used. Wicks were added to the lamp to control the rate of burning. Around the 7th century BC, the Greeks started making terra cotta lamps to replace handheld torches. In fact, the word lamp is derived from the Greek word lampas meaning torch.
Later, throughout the 19th century and the early 20th century when gas lighting was popular, there needed to be ways to house the flame for aesthetic, visual, and safety reasons such as controlling the flame and the resulting brightness.
Good lighting is a lot like a pair of shoes. Get it wrong and your whole look will suffer, but get it right and everything is ramped up a notch or two. Lighting is a personal affair - whatever you choose should suit the look of your space, but the level of illumination needs to be practical for the way you intend to use it. In bigger living rooms, a medley of spotlights works wonders because you'll need ambient light for atmosphere, and focused light for reading and work.
In 1860, English inventor Sir Joseph Wilson Swan created the first electric light bulb. The inventor's the bulb could not really be used yet because the filament burned up too quickly. Swan periodically improved his invention and gave the world's first bulb light demonstration in 1878. Unfortunately for him, the bulb was still not practical because of the short life of the filament.
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 lightings to provide innovative solutions for individual projects.
As time passed, materials such as pottery and alabaster were used. Wicks were added to the lamp to control the rate of burning. Around the 7th century BC, the Greeks started making terra cotta lamps to replace handheld torches. In fact, the word lamp is derived from the Greek word lampas meaning torch.
Later, throughout the 19th century and the early 20th century when gas lighting was popular, there needed to be ways to house the flame for aesthetic, visual, and safety reasons such as controlling the flame and the resulting brightness.
Good lighting is a lot like a pair of shoes. Get it wrong and your whole look will suffer, but get it right and everything is ramped up a notch or two. Lighting is a personal affair - whatever you choose should suit the look of your space, but the level of illumination needs to be practical for the way you intend to use it. In bigger living rooms, a medley of spotlights works wonders because you'll need ambient light for atmosphere, and focused light for reading and work.
In 1860, English inventor Sir Joseph Wilson Swan created the first electric light bulb. The inventor's the bulb could not really be used yet because the filament burned up too quickly. Swan periodically improved his invention and gave the world's first bulb light demonstration in 1878. Unfortunately for him, the bulb was still not practical because of the short life of the filament.
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 lightings to provide innovative solutions for individual projects.
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