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1. www.amusingplanet.com › 2019 › 04Cragside: The World’s First House To Have Electric Lights

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   Apr 2, 2019 · Nearly a decade before Thomas Edison began working on incandescent lamps and a more affordable way to bring the bright world of electricity to Victorian homes, a fine country house near the town of Rothbury in Northumberland, England, was lit entirely by electricity.

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3. www.english-heritage.org.uk › visit › inspire-meThe illuminating history of lighting | English Heritage

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   Nov 6, 2017 · It was only after the First World War that electricity found its way into most of our homes. Lightbulbs improved and the National Grid was established. For the first time in human history, we had clean, safe lighting at the flick of a switch.

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4. www.theregister.com › 2019/03/18 › geeks_guide_toWhat made a super high-tech home in Victorian England ...

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   Mar 18, 2019 · That electricity proceeds to power the first installation of the lightbulbs developed by his friend in Cragside, the world's first hydroelectric-powered house.

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6. www.sciencemuseum.org.uk › electric-lighting-homeElectrifying: The story of lighting our homes | Science Museum

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   Jan 28, 2020 · Smart, efficient solar lamps like the Little Sun by artist Olafur Eliasson and engineer Frederick Ottensen, increasingly bring bright light to rural places and those without access to a reliable power supply.

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7. britishheritage.org › en › joseph-swanJoseph Swan - The Lightbulb | British Heritage

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   The incandescent light bulb, which Swan independently developed around the same time as Thomas Alva Edison in the United States, was a transformative innovation. With his bulb, Swan ushered in a new era of electric illumination, replacing the unreliable and hazardous gas lighting of the time.

8. medium.com › @vydko › carbide-lampsCarbide Lamps: Illuminating the Past with a Spark of History

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   Nov 1, 2023 · Carbide lamps, once the beacon of progress in the pre-electricity era, now stand as nostalgic emblems of innovation and endurance. These lamps, fueled by the simple yet fascinating reaction ...

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   Who invented the incandescent light bulb?

   • The incandescent light bulb, which Swan independently developed around the same time as Thomas Alva Edison in the United States, was a transformative innovation. With his bulb, Swan ushered in a new era of electric illumination, replacing the unreliable and hazardous gas lighting of the time.

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   Why were bulbs so popular in the early 1900s?

   • A domestic electricity supply was soon being touted to the (wealthy) consumer. Although early bulbs were not powerful compared to today's ones, they still gave a much brighter interior than earlier gas and oil lamps. A whole world of glorious decorative lampshades, switches and bulbs resulted.

   Electrifying: The story of lighting our homes | Science Museum

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   Who invented the electric light in our homes?

   • Cover of The Electric Light in Our Homes by electrical engineer Robert Hammond, 1884. The cover features cutting-edge lamp bulbs by four inventors: Swan, Lane Fox, Swinburne and Edison. Photograph of a Victorian drawing room lit by four electric wall lights, from Hammond’s 1884 book.

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   Why are electric streetlamps so popular?

   • While gas provided relatively gentle illumination, the huge electric arc streetlamps which began appearing in the 1870s gave out an intense light. Light was produced by an electric current which arced between two carbon rods—hence the name. The development of electric generators made them a practicable solution for lighting public spaces.

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10. www.thevictorianemporium.com › publicationsHistory of Lighting | The Victorian Emporium

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    May 30, 2011 · The use of electricity for the purpose of lighting truly began with a British engineer named Frederick Hale Holmes, who in 1846 patented an electric arc lamp and with Michael Faraday pioneered the electrical illumination of lighthouses in the 1850s and 60s.