DocumentCode
1463723
Title
Scanning our past from London: The filament lamp and new materials
Author
Bowers, B.
Author_Institution
London, UK
Volume
89
Issue
3
fYear
2001
fDate
3/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
413
Lastpage
415
Abstract
A 19th century electrical artifact that has been completely transformed and given a new lease of life is the filament lamp. In the 19th century, the filament was made of carbon: no other material was satisfactory. The author looks at the development of early carbon lamps and the eventual transition to metal filament lamps using tantalum and tungsten.
Keywords
carbon; filament lamps; history; tantalum; tungsten; C; Ta; W; carbon filament lamps; filament lamp development; metal filament lamps; Coatings; Electric resistance; Electricity supply industry; Glass; Inorganic materials; Lamps; Metallization; Organic materials; Radio access networks; Temperature dependence;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Proceedings of the IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9219
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/5.915382
Filename
915382
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