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There is significant controversy over the claim that Agapito Flores, a Filipino electrician, invented fluorescent lighting. Like many inventions fluorescent lighting had a number of antecedents including work by physicists and engineers in Europe and the US as far back as the middle of the 19th century. Flores most likely re-created a lot of the work done by those other inventors, but the presentation of his development occurred only after others had shown similar devices. Therefore he can be credited as AN inventor of fluorescent lighting but not THE inventor.
Likely he was experimenting with crooks tubes or something similar and decided to try some
fluorescent materials to see if he could get a brighter light. Successful inventors don't need a reason, they just keep trying things until the find something that might be useful.
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Who invented fluorescent lighting?
The answer is Agapito G. Flores, the unheralded Filipino inventor of the fluorescent light. Though his invention was never fully acknowledged by the earlier Philippine President, Manuel L. Quezon, his ideas were overheard by an Official of the French Government. The Official later invited Mr. Agapito to Paris where he was given a patent for his fluorescent light bulb. Very soon, the General Electric company in the US bought Mr. Flores' bulb. This bulb, sold to millions of households all over the world, was known as the "Fluorescent Lamp." ~ == == == ==
Information on CFL light bulbs?
A compact fluorescent lamp (CFL), also called compact fluorescent light, energy-saving light, and compact fluorescent tube, is a fluorescent lamp designed to replace an incandescent lamp; some types fit into light fixtures formerly used for incandescent lamps. The lamps use a tube which is curved or folded to fit into the space of an incandescent bulb, and a compact electronic ballast in the base of the lamp.
What are five common types of light bulbs?
there are 98 different kinds of light bulbs. including colored light bulbs
Can you put a black light bulb in any fluorescent fixture?
Yes a black lamp tube will work in a fluorescent fixture. Guess you don't remember the early 70's.
Is a fluorescent light grounded?
If you are talking about the lamp then the answer is no. If you are talking about the fluorescent fixture, it should be. It is the fixture grounding that helps the tube to ignite. because of the close proximity to the metal of the fixture. There are many occasions when the fixture will not operate, but as soon as the ground is connected the fixture operates fine.
Who invented the real fluorescent lamp?
agapito flores
Who's invented the flouresent lamp?
Agapito Flores invented the fluorescent lamp...
Who first invented fluorescent lamp?
agapito flores invented the flourescent lamp.... by:rizza Mae
What is the bibliography of agapito flores?
Agapito Flores is a mythical figure associated with inventing the fluorescent lamp in the Philippines. However, there is no verifiable biography or bibliography of Agapito Flores as historical records do not support the claim of his existence or his invention of the fluorescent lamp.
When did agapito flores invented the fluorescent lamp?
There is no evidence to support this claim, the French physicist A. E. Becquerel and others has already invented the lamp
Did Agapito Flores really invent the fluorescent lamp?
No, Agapito Flores did not invent the fluorescent lamp but it is true that there is a very popular myth in the Philippines that he did do so! Agapito Flores was not recognised by the mainstream scientific community.
Who invented the florosent lamp?
Agapito Flores, a Filipino, invented the florescent lamp, also known as a fluorescent lamp. He worked as an apprentice in a machine shop and trained at a vocational school to become an electrician.
Agapito flores and his works?
invented the flourescent lamp...
What is the distribution of agapito flores?
Agapito Flores is the one who onvented the flourescent lamp.
Who are the Filipino and foreigner scientist and their contribution?
one Filipino scientist is Agapito Flores who created the fluorescent lamp or bulb.
What is the scientific attitude of agapito flores?
Agapito Flores was a Filipino scientist who was wrongly credited for the invention of the first fluorescent lamp. As an electrician, he was said to be very curious and always trying to invent new things.
About agapito flores?
Agapito Flores, who was born in Guiguinto, Bulacan, Philippines, on September 28, 1897, has been said by some as being the inventor of the first fluorescent lamp. The dates are all wrong for this being possible, though. He died in 1943.
