HISTORY OF ELECTRIC LIGHT

HENRY SCHROEDER

History of Electric Light by Henry Schroeder traces the development of electric lighting from its early theoretical concepts to its practical applications. Schroeder delves into the pioneering work of inventors such as Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla, examining their innovations and the challenges they faced in bringing electric light to the masses. This book also explores the profound impact that electric lighting has had on society, transforming industries, daily life, and urban development. Schroeder's work offers readers a detailed and insightful history of one of the most important technological advancements of the modern era.

Table of contents

• FOREWORD
• CHRONOLOGY OF ELECTRIC LIGHT
• EARLY RECORDS OF ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM
• MACHINES GENERATING ELECTRICITY BY FRICTION
• THE LEYDEN JAR
• ELECTRICITY GENERATED BY CHEMICAL MEANS
• IMPROVEMENT OF VOLTA’S BATTERY
• DAVY’S DISCOVERIES
• RESEARCHES OF OERSTED, AMPÈRE, SCHWEIGGER AND STURGEON
• OHM’S LAW
• INVENTION OF THE DYNAMO
• DANIELL’S BATTERY
• GROVE’S BATTERY
• GROVE’S DEMONSTRATION OF INCANDESCENT LIGHTING
• GRENET BATTERY
• DE MOLEYNS’ INCANDESCENT LAMP
• EARLY DEVELOPMENTS OF THE ARC LAMP
• JOULE’S LAW
• STARR’S INCANDESCENT LAMP
• OTHER EARLY INCANDESCENT LAMPS
• FURTHER ARC LAMP DEVELOPMENTS
• DEVELOPMENT OF THE DYNAMO, 1840–1860
• THE FIRST COMMERCIAL INSTALLATION OF AN ELECTRIC LIGHT
• FURTHER DYNAMO DEVELOPMENTS
• RUSSIAN INCANDESCENT LAMP INVENTORS
• THE JABLOCHKOFF “CANDLE”
• COMMERCIAL INTRODUCTION OF THE DIFFERENTIALLY CONTROLLED ARC LAMP
• ARC LIGHTING IN THE UNITED STATES
• OTHER AMERICAN ARC LIGHT SYSTEMS
• “SUB-DIVIDING THE ELECTRIC LIGHT”
• EDISON’S INVENTION OF A PRACTICAL INCANDESCENT LAMP
• EDISON’S THREE-WIRE SYSTEM
• DEVELOPMENT OF THE ALTERNATING CURRENT CONSTANT POTENTIAL SYSTEM
• INCANDESCENT LAMP DEVELOPMENTS, 1884–1894
• THE EDISON “MUNICIPAL” STREET LIGHTING SYSTEM
• THE SHUNT BOX SYSTEM FOR SERIES INCANDESCENT LAMPS
• THE ENCLOSED ARC LAMP
• THE FLAME ARC LAMP
• THE CONSTANT CURRENT TRANSFORMER FOR SERIES CIRCUITS
• ENCLOSED SERIES ALTERNATING CURRENT ARC LAMPS
• SERIES INCANDESCENT LAMPS ON CONSTANT CURRENT TRANSFORMERS
• THE NERNST LAMP
• THE COOPER-HEWITT LAMP
• THE LUMINOUS OR MAGNETITE ARC LAMP
• MERCURY ARC RECTIFIER FOR MAGNETITE ARC LAMPS
• INCANDESCENT LAMP DEVELOPMENTS, 1894–1904
• THE MOORE TUBE LIGHT
• THE OSMIUM LAMP
• THE GEM LAMP
• THE TANTALUM LAMP
• INVENTION OF THE TUNGSTEN LAMP
• DRAWN TUNGSTEN WIRE
• THE QUARTZ MERCURY VAPOR ARC LAMP
• THE GAS-FILLED TUNGSTEN LAMP
• STANDARD VOLTAGES
• COST OF INCANDESCENT ELECTRIC LIGHT
• STATISTICS REGARDING THE PRESENT DEMAND FOR LAMPS