Inventions of the 20th Century
Inventions of the 20th century Light Switch Tired of using old your old push-button light switch? As of 1916 William J. Newton and Morris Goldberg have come out with a new and improved patented light switch. Instead of pushing a button, all you have to do is either flick it up or down, and you’re light will automatically turn on. It’s now safer than the old push-button because it won’t control the whole mechanism directly, but instead through a series of springs and levers. Get your own revamped toggle light-switch today! | | |
First Traffic Light Light Switch Tired of using old your old push-button light switch? As of 1916 William J. Newton and Morris Goldberg have come out with a new and improved patented light switch. Instead of pushing a button, all you have to do is either flick it up or down, and you’re light will automatically turn on. It’s now safer than the old push-button because it won’t control the whole mechanism directly, but instead through a series of springs and levers. Get your own revamped toggle light-switch today! | | |
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Neon Tube Lighting March 11, 1910
Georges Claude, a French engineer and inventor has created neon tube lighting. These tubes generate light when an electrical current is passed through rarefied gas within the tube. Claude first public demonstration of his large neon light was at the Paris Motor Show on December third through the eighteenth. Georges Claude is making a fortune selling his invention in the form of letters and words, changing the advertisement world forever. Neon lights are quickly becoming a popular fixture in outdoor advertisement and can even be seen in daylight. People are stopping and staring at the liquid signs dubbed “liquid fire”.
First Auto Electric Car March 11, 1911
Charles Franklin Kettering from General Motors invents the first auto electric start car. The self-starting ignition was first installed in a Cadillac on February 17. Up to
First Traffic Light Light Switch Tired of using old your old push-button light switch? As of 1916 William J. Newton and Morris Goldberg have come out with a new and improved patented light switch. Instead of pushing a button, all you have to do is either flick it up or down, and you’re light will automatically turn on. It’s now safer than the old push-button because it won’t control the whole mechanism directly, but instead through a series of springs and levers. Get your own revamped toggle light-switch today! | | |
First Traffic Light
Volume 1 / Issue 1
Neon Tube Lighting March 11, 1910
Georges Claude, a French engineer and inventor has created neon tube lighting. These tubes generate light when an electrical current is passed through rarefied gas within the tube. Claude first public demonstration of his large neon light was at the Paris Motor Show on December third through the eighteenth. Georges Claude is making a fortune selling his invention in the form of letters and words, changing the advertisement world forever. Neon lights are quickly becoming a popular fixture in outdoor advertisement and can even be seen in daylight. People are stopping and staring at the liquid signs dubbed “liquid fire”.
First Auto Electric Car March 11, 1911
Charles Franklin Kettering from General Motors invents the first auto electric start car. The self-starting ignition was first installed in a Cadillac on February 17. Up to