CLAUDE, GEORGES. - THE INVENTION OF THE NEON LIGHT.

Sur les tubes luminescents au néon.

(Paris, Gauthier-Villars), 1910.

4to. No wrappers. In: "Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de L'Academie des Sciences", Tome 151, No 24. Pp. (1099-) 1166. (Entire issue offered). The paper: pp. 1122-24.

First appearance of the paper in which Claude introduced neon-tube technology.
While studying the inert gases, Claude found that passing electrical current through them produced light, and in 1910 he developed the neon lamp for use in lighting and signs. With the introduction of inner fluorescent coatings, the fluorescent light was developed and began to replace the incandescent lamp in industrial and certain home-lighting uses.
Shiers & Shiers. Early Television, 393.

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