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2. Holiday lighting technology - Wikipedia

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   Holiday lighting technology has been subject to considerable development and variation since the replacement of candles by electric lights. [ citation needed ] While originally used during the Christmas holidays as Christmas lights , modern electric light arrays have become popular around the world in many cultures and are used both during ...

3. Bi-pin lamp base - Wikipedia

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   The suffix after the G indicates the pin spread; the G dates to the use of Glass for the original bulbs. GU usually also indicates that the lamp provides a mechanism for physical support by the luminaire: in some cases, each pin has a short section of larger diameter at the end (sometimes described as a "peg" rather than a "pin" [2]); the socket allows the bulb to lock into place by twisting ...

4. Incandescent light bulb - Wikipedia

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   An incandescent light bulb, incandescent lamp or incandescent light globe is an electric light with a filament that is heated until it glows. The filament is enclosed in a glass bulb that is either evacuated or filled with inert gas to protect the filament from oxidation .

5. Fluorescent-lamp formats - Wikipedia

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   Fluorescent lamps in various embodiments. Since their introduction as a commercial product in 1939, many different types of fluorescent lamp have been introduced. Systematic nomenclature identifies mass-market lamps as to overall shape, power rating, length, color, and other electrical and illuminating characteristics.

6. Phase-out of incandescent light bulbs - Wikipedia

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   The phase out has been referred to as "light bulb socialism". [128] The consumer preference for light bulbs in the EU was for incandescent bulbs, with many complaining at the time of the regulation's adoption about what was described as the ugliness [129] or the cold, flat, unnatural, dull light emanating from CFLs.

7. Centennial Light - Wikipedia

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   The pendant light at Fire Station #6 in which the bulb is installed. The Centennial Light was originally a 60-watt bulb, but has since dimmed significantly and is now as bright as a 4-watt bulb. [7] [8] [9] The hand-blown, carbon-filament common light bulb was invented by Adolphe Chaillet, a French engineer who filed a patent for this socket ...