Light is one of the life’s necessities. We would not be on this planet if there was no light. When there is no natural light, we need artificial. And that’s how it is from the beginning. Some 400,000 BC Homo erectus finds the fire, most likely by accident when a lightning hit a tree or a bush. Human development was born from that accident.
Lighting is not just about the source itself. There is always some sort of fixture or luminaire to house the light source and there must be a way to control the light, either by turning it on or off or adjusting the output. Those ancient shells, rocks, pottery, and terra cotta from which flames emitted were actually the first crude light fixtures or luminaires.
Lamp developments continued but still used the same basic technology - control the burning of a fuel (natural oils, waxes, and the like) with wicks, tubes, chimneys, vents, and other similar devices, and put it in an attractive and/or practical housing. Centuries would pass before the next big thing in lighting would be developed.
In Edison's time, electric lights were already being used, but they were messy, expensive, noisy, too bright, and generally impractical. The electric arc lights could only be used outdoors. People still used gas lights and candles to light their homes and offices. Many inventors across the world were trying to find a better way to make light using electricity.
Accidental findings are sometimes equally important as deliberate ones. Such was the case with LEDS, light emitting diodes. They began as a side effect of usage of an electronic element to start a completely new branch of electronics.
However, there is a barrage of cheap lightings being imported and sold, that do not comply with the flag statute. This is bad for a number of reasons. Imported stuff is cheaply made and more importantly, the designs, materials, colors, and methods do not compare well with the better quality, longer-lasting, and correctly designed lightings made by American manufacturers. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flags and lightings offered a special edition of lightings to provide innovative solutions for individual projects.
Lighting is not just about the source itself. There is always some sort of fixture or luminaire to house the light source and there must be a way to control the light, either by turning it on or off or adjusting the output. Those ancient shells, rocks, pottery, and terra cotta from which flames emitted were actually the first crude light fixtures or luminaires.
Lamp developments continued but still used the same basic technology - control the burning of a fuel (natural oils, waxes, and the like) with wicks, tubes, chimneys, vents, and other similar devices, and put it in an attractive and/or practical housing. Centuries would pass before the next big thing in lighting would be developed.
In Edison's time, electric lights were already being used, but they were messy, expensive, noisy, too bright, and generally impractical. The electric arc lights could only be used outdoors. People still used gas lights and candles to light their homes and offices. Many inventors across the world were trying to find a better way to make light using electricity.
Accidental findings are sometimes equally important as deliberate ones. Such was the case with LEDS, light emitting diodes. They began as a side effect of usage of an electronic element to start a completely new branch of electronics.
However, there is a barrage of cheap lightings being imported and sold, that do not comply with the flag statute. This is bad for a number of reasons. Imported stuff is cheaply made and more importantly, the designs, materials, colors, and methods do not compare well with the better quality, longer-lasting, and correctly designed lightings made by American manufacturers. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flags and lightings offered a special edition of lightings to provide innovative solutions for individual projects.
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