DocumentCode
1480239
Title
Empire state building beacons
Author
Engstrom, K. R. ; Wrage, G. E.
Author_Institution
Federal Sign and Signal Corporation, Chicago, Ill.
Volume
75
Issue
5
fYear
1956
fDate
5/1/1956 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
431
Lastpage
433
Abstract
The new beacons atop New York´s Empire State Building, generating a total of nearly two billion candle power, will provide the world´s brightest continuous source of man-made light. The features and operations of the system are described.
Keywords
Companies; Floors; Helicopters; Poles and towers; Synchronization; Synchronous motors;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electrical Engineering
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0095-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/EE.1956.6441890
Filename
6441890
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