The “Brightest Light on Earth” Switches On The Egyptian-themed Las Vegas mega hotel and casino located on the south end of the famous Las Vegas strip switched on its massive light beams on October 14, 1993. The tip of the pyramid is where Read More »
The US Patent Office Grants the Historic Patent for Edison’s Electric Incandescent Lamp The US Patent Office grants the historic patent for Edison’s electric incandescent lamp Read More »
The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) is Founded The lighting industry professional society was founded in New York City on January 10, 1906 with the mission to improve the lighted Read More »
Edison Demonstrates Incandescent Electric Light In his first public demonstration of his incandescent light bulb, Thomas Alva Edison lit up a street in Menlo Park, New Jersey. This Read More »
The Eiffel Tower’s Beacon & Sparkles Light Up A New Millennium At midnight on December 31, 1999, one of the World’s most famous attractions debuted a new lighting feature that would draw even Read More »
The Vatican Goes Solar in 2008 Vatican City is the smallest country in the world, both by area and population... but it could be one of the greenest Read More »
Maine: First US State To Legislate Lamp Recycling in 2009 In June of 2009, the state legislature in Maine took a big step in ensuring that consumers in the state had a Read More »
When Automakers Embraced LED Headlamps September 2004 For almost as long as people have driven automobiles, they have been driving them at night. In order to do Read More »
Remembering the EPA Green Lights Program Back in the early 1990’s, there was a movement taking place that was shining a light on global warming, pollution reduction, and Read More »
The Father of Phototherapy and the Finsen Light In 1903, Niels Ryberg Finsen was awarded the Nobel Prize for his invention of light therapy for skin tuberculosis (lupus vulgaris). Read More »