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Dutton, Geoffrey (1960), Founder of a city : the life of Colonel William Light, first Surveyor-General of the colony of South Australia: founder of Adelaide, 1786–1839, Cheshire, ISBN 978-0-7270-1913-4 (Subsequent republications: Rigby, 1971 and 1984; and as Colonel William Light : founder of a city (1991) Melbourne University Press. Not ...
1962 Nick Holonyak Jr. develops the first practical visible-spectrum (red) light-emitting diode. 1963 Kurt Schmidt invents the first high pressure sodium-vapor lamp. [18] 1972 M. George Craford invents the first yellow light-emitting diode. 1972 Herbert Paul Maruska and Jacques Pankove create the first violet light-emitting diode.
A link-boy carried a flaming torch to light the way for pedestrians at night. Linkboys were common in London in the days before street lighting. [72]: 171 The introduction of gas lighting in the 19th century rendered the occupation of link-boy obsolete. [133] Tech: 15: 19: Man-at-arms
Marshall Point Light Station was established in 1832 to assist boats entering and leaving Port Clyde Harbor. Four acres of land previously owned by Samuel Marshall were purchased for $120. [ 4 ] The land was named for an early settler who had a homestead, John Marshall. [ 4 ]
In 1846 the inn was transferred to Stephen Mehan (or Meehan) and Alford built a house and store that incorporated the first post office on the Darling Downs, opening on 1 January 1846. [ 6 ] Thomas Alford's son, Henry King Alford , was born on 22 July 1842, apparently the first white child born in Toowoomba.
The 1790 Census listed 462 residents, including 21 slaves and was the second largest town in the future state of Kentucky. Only Lexington was larger. One of the early settlers was Captain Thomas Marshall, a revolutionary war soldier and brother of John Marshall, who later became Chief Justice. Captain Marshall's father and mother later joined ...