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Sir Joseph Swan (1828-1914), English physicist and chemist, 1911-1912.Artist: D Cameron-Swan

Sir Joseph Swan (1828-1914), English physicist and chemist, 1911-1912.Artist: D Cameron-Swan

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Sir Joseph Swan (1828-1914), English physicist and chemist, 1911-1912. Swan invented the incandescent electric lamp in Britain at about the same time as Thomas Edison patented it in the USA. He also invented a vacuum pump for light bulbs and several photographic processes. Later, Edison joined up with Swan to form the Edison & Swan United Electric Light Company.

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Creator
  1. D Cameron-Swan, attributed to: (British?): (Photographer?)
Subject
  1. Sir Joseph Wilson Swan: British: Inventor, chemist, physicist
People Related
  1. AW Penrose: : Publisher
  2. William Gamble: British, (English?): Editor
  3. Thomas Edison: American: Inventor, businessman
Medium
  1. Photograph
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2614x6741
File Size : 51,624kb

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  1. 0580013711
  1. 1-629-765
  1. 1629765
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