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  2. Garrett Morgan - Wikipedia

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    Garrett Augustus Morgan Sr. (March 4, 1877 – July 27, 1963) was an American inventor, businessman, and community leader.His most notable inventions were a type of three-way traffic light, [1] and a protective 'smoke hood' [2] notably used in a 1916 tunnel construction disaster rescue.

  3. 3-way lamp - Wikipedia

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    A 3-way lamp, also known as a tri-light, is a lamp that uses a 3-way light bulb to produce three levels of light in a low-medium-high configuration. A 3-way lamp requires a 3-way bulb and socket, and a 3-way switch. In 3-way incandescent light bulbs, each of the filaments operates at full voltage. Lamp bulbs with dual carbon filaments were ...

  4. Timeline of lighting technology - Wikipedia

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    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. 1981 Philips sells their first Compact Fluorescent Energy Saving Lamps, with integrated conventional ballast. 1981 Thorn Lighting Group exhibits the ceramic metal-halide lamp.

  5. Three-point lighting - Wikipedia

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    Three-point lighting is a standard method used in visual media such as theatre, video, film, still photography, computer-generated imagery and 3D computer graphics. [1] By using three separate positions, the photographer can illuminate the shot's subject (such as a person) however desired, while also controlling (or eliminating) the shading and ...

  6. Flashlight - Wikipedia

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    A set of modern LED flashlights. A flashlight or electric torch (Commonwealth English), usually shortened to torch, is a portable hand-held electric lamp.Formerly, the light source typically was a miniature incandescent light bulb, but these have been displaced by light-emitting diodes (LEDs) since the early 2000s.

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  8. William Robinson (inventor) - Wikipedia

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    William Robinson was born in Ireland on November 22, 1840. [1]: 59 He came to the United States as a boy and lived in Brooklyn, New York for much of his adult life.[2]He received his B.A. degree in 1865 and his M.A. degree in 1868 from Wesleyan University.

  9. Electro-Dynamic Light Company - Wikipedia

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    Albon Man, an attorney from New York City, and William E. Sawyer, an electrical engineer, officially formed the Electro-Dynamic Light Company of New York on July 8, 1878. [1] [2] [3] This was by way of a partnership with Man supplying money to Sawyer for experiments. [4] This was the first formally established electric-lighting company in the ...