Title :
Simulating Sunlight A New Era of Artificial Lighting
Author_Institution :
Director, Lighting Research Lab., Incandescent Lamp Dept., General Electric Company, Nela Park, Cleveland, Ohio.
fDate :
4/1/1930 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The beginning of a new era of artificial lighting in which health is to be considered as well as vision is proclaimed in this paper. Facts regarding the health-giving properties of ultra violet radiation from the sun are outlined and the production of similar radiation by artificial means is discussed. Various methods of obtaining the desired rays are mentioned and considerable information is given on a new tungsten filament mercury vapor lamp which has been developed to provide this radiation conveniently and safely.
Keywords :
Environmental factors; Lamps; Light sources; Lighting; Tungsten; Ultraviolet sources;
Journal_Title :
American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Transactions of the
DOI :
10.1109/T-AIEE.1930.5055529
