Snapshots in Lighting History
On June 29, 2009 The forecasted weather forced Wimbledon to host the Championships under the roof and under artificial light for the first time in
On April 25, 1954, Bell Labs publicly demonstrated the first practical silicon solar cell, a milestone that showed sunlight could be converted into useful electrical
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 to be cherished
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 device" designed by
Christie Digital Systems USA unveiled what it called the "world's first commercial pure-laser projection system" on June 13, 2014 at the Shanghai Film Art Center,
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a civil rights law that ensures people with disabilities have the same opportunities and access as everyone else.
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 U.S. patent number
On July 24, 1874, a Canadian patent was filed by a Toronto medical electrician named Henry Woodward and his colleague Mathew Evans. They built their
Ethel Guenter, owner of the Overland Hotel, is believed to have installed the first neon sign in Las Vegas in September of 1928. This was
On September 4, 1882, the electrical age began. That day, Thomas Edison’s Edison Illuminating Company flipped the switch on his power station on Pearl Street
In January 1993, OSRAM GmbH acquired the SYLVANIA and precision materials businesses in North America from GTE, formally forming OSRAM SYLVANIA. This acquisition marked a
Lighting trade shows provide that critical interface between manufacturers, distributors and designers that provide important networking opportunities & make possible the exchange of new product
On Wednesday, September 28, 1892, two American collegiate football teams — and a giant generator — got together for a momentous moment in the sport:
One could argue that the electric light made its stage debut on May 1, 1893 at the World Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Meant to be
Tribute in Light was conceived by artists Julian LaVerdiere and Paul Myoda. This powerful tribute, which consists of 88 searchlights arranged in two vertical beams, serves
A Monday night dinner, held just before Thanksgiving in 1936 in Washington DC to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Patent
Super Bowl XLIX made history as the first NFL event exclusively illuminated by LED lighting. That game was held at the 64,400 seat University of Phoenix
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
The US Patent Office grants the historic patent for Edison’s electric incandescent lamp
The lighting industry professional society was founded in New York City on January 10, 1906 with the mission to improve the lighted environment by bringing
In his first public demonstration of his incandescent light bulb, Thomas Alva Edison lit up a street in Menlo Park, New Jersey. This catapulted America,
At midnight on December 31, 1999, one of the World’s most famous attractions debuted a new lighting feature that would draw even more attention to
Vatican City is the smallest country in the world, both by area and population... but it could be one of the greenest and certainly one
In June of 2009, the state legislature in Maine took a big step in ensuring that consumers in the state had a quick, easy and
September 2004 For almost as long as people have driven automobiles, they have been driving them at night. In order to do that, automakers had
Back in the early 1990’s, there was a movement taking place that was shining a light on global warming, pollution reduction, and environmental activism. The
In 1903, Niels Ryberg Finsen was awarded the Nobel Prize for his invention of light therapy for skin tuberculosis (lupus vulgaris). His breakthrough research on
It’s commonly accepted that Canada has a love affair with ice hockey. From pond hockey rinks to large indoor NHL arenas, Canadians flock to play
The First Presbyterian Church of Roselle, NJ, was selected by Thomas Edison in 1882 to be the first church to install and test his incandescent
In 1912, after years of experimentation with gases and tubes, lighting inventor and neon pioneer Georges Claude discovered the perfect commercial application for his neon
On the evening of August 30, 1983 the Space Shuttle Challenger and her crew thundered into the night sky as it left the high-pressure xenon
Billed as "One Hot Night," the 1992 NASCAR All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway was the first superspeedway race run at night, thanks to a
Wilhelm Roentgen, Professor of Physics in Wurzburg, Bavaria, discovered X-rays in 1895—accidentally—while testing whether cathode rays could pass through glass. His cathode tube was covered
January 1780 The Argand lamp is a type of oil lamp invented in 1780 by Aime Argand and was extremely unique at the time. His wick consisted of a
The first lamp to use halogen gas (chlorine) was patented in 1882, but the first commercial halogen lamp that used iodine as a halogen gas
The Lite-Brite toy is one of the all-time most popular toys and was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame in 2022. It was
Back in the 1890’s locomotives began adopting electric headlights but they were met with a great deal of debate about whether or not the light
December 4th, 1916 Electric lighting was installed in the White House in 1891 during President Benjamin Harrison’s administration. Few people at the time had enough
The first lighthouse to use electric light was the Statue of Liberty in New York City, which was illuminated by electric lamps on December 31,
The Empire State Building first turned on its lights on May 1, 1931. It was designed by architect William F. Lamb and built by the
The first method of film projection using artificial light was developed by the Lumière brothers in 1895. They developed a machine called the cinématograph, which
Thomas Edison patented his first commercially practical light bulb on January 27, 1880.
The first night baseball game under lights was played on May 24, 1935, at Crosley Field in Cincinnati, Ohio. The game was between the Cincinnati
