Wimbledon’s First Full Match Under Artificial Light
On June 29, 2009 The forecasted weather forced Wimbledon to host the Championships under the roof and under artificial light for the
Bell Labs Demonstrates the First Practical Solar Cell
On April 25, 1954, Bell Labs publicly demonstrated the first practical silicon solar cell, a milestone that showed sunlight could be converted
Debut of the Easy Bake Oven
A pop culture staple since it first appeared in November 1963 and one of Hasbro's top-selling items of today, EASY-BAKE ovens continue
First Flashlight Patented
On January 10, 1899, British inventor David Misell obtained U.S. Patent No.617,592, assigned to American Electrical Novelty and Manufacturing Company. This "electric
Christie Digital Systems Unveils First Commercial Pure-Laser Projection System
Christie Digital Systems USA unveiled what it called the "world's first commercial pure-laser projection system" on June 13, 2014 at the Shanghai
ADA Regulations Enacted (Including Lighting Standards)
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a civil rights law that ensures people with disabilities have the same opportunities and access
First Electric Flash Lamp For Photography
The electric flash-lamp was invented by Joshua Cohen (a.k.a. Joshua Lionel Cohen of Lionel toy train fame) in 1899. It was granted
Canadian Light Bulb Patented
On July 24, 1874, a Canadian patent was filed by a Toronto medical electrician named Henry Woodward and his colleague Mathew Evans.
The First Neon Sign In Las Vegas Appears
Ethel Guenter, owner of the Overland Hotel, is believed to have installed the first neon sign in Las Vegas in September of
Pearl Street Station Powers Lower Manhattan
On September 4, 1882, the electrical age began. That day, Thomas Edison’s Edison Illuminating Company flipped the switch on his power station
