Thomas Alva Edison
Thomas Edison's Electric Lamp (Carbon filament light-bulb), c. 1885.
Loie Fuller was a pioneer of modern dance and of theatrical lightning effects. She developed and introduced the dance in 1891, combining her choreography with silk costumes illuminated by multi-colored lighting of her own design. In several of the Serpentine Dance movies her special colored lighting effects have been translated into fascinating hand-colored effects. Besides Serpentine Dance performances (often referred to as Butterfly Dances); Fuller presented a Fire Dance into which the four elements were incorporated. The Serpentine Dance films: Skladanowsky Brothers (1895), Dickson for Edison Manifacturing Company (1895, 1896 & 1897), Lumiere Brothers (1896), Demeny (1897), Alice Guy (1899,1900 &1902), Melies (1899), G.A. Smith (1902) & De Chomon (1908).
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Nikola Tesla (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Тесла), Wardenclyffe Tower; Long Island New York, c. 1885.
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Thomas Edison's 'Electric Lamp', patented January 27, 1880. Thomas Edison’s first successful incandescent lamp gave 16 candlepower of illumination. The invention of a reliable carbon filament lamp created new challenges for Edison, including the design and construction of the power plants and the wiring systems required for the reliable and affordable operation of electrical lighting systems. [Photograph; Corbis-Bettmann]
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