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American, Peter Cooper Hewitt (1861-1921) patented (US. patent 889,692) the first Mercury vapor lamp in 1901. The low pressure mercury arc lamp of Peter Cooper Hewitt is the very first prototype of today's modern fluorescent lights. A fluorescent light is a type of electric lamp that excites mercury vapor to create luminescence.

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