Lebon, Philippe
Published: June 19, 2008, 4:05 pm
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Peter SaundryPhilippe Lebon (1769-1804), a French engineer and chemist who invented an early lamp powered by an illuminating gas. By heating sawdust in a glass tube over a flame, Lebon produced the flammable gas that he used in his Thermolampe (heat lamp), which he patented and exhibited in 1799. For several months in 1801 he exhibited a large version of the lamp in a Paris hotel. William Murdoch, working independently in Scotland at the same time, produced, purified, and stored gas more successfully, introducing gas lighting.
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Cutler J. Cleveland (Lead Author);Peter Saundry (Topic Editor) "Lebon, Philippe". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth June 19, 2008; Last revised Date June 19, 2008; Retrieved June 19, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Lebon,_Philippe>
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Cutler J. Cleveland is Professor of Earth and Environment at Boston University, where he also is on the faculty of the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies. Professor Cleveland is Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Energy (Elsevier, 2004), winner of an American Library Association award, the Dictionary of Energy (Elsevier, 2005), Handbook of Energy (Elsevier, forthcoming), and is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Earth. He is the recipient of the Adelma ... (Full Bio)
Philippe Lebon (1769-1804), a French engineer and chemist who invented an early lamp powered by an illuminating gas. By heating sawdust in a glass tube over a flame, Lebon produced the flammable gas that he used in his Thermolampe (heat lamp), which he patented and exhibited in 1799. For several months in 1801 he exhibited a large version of the lamp in a Paris hotel. William Murdoch, working independently in Scotland at the same time, produced, purified, and stored gas more successfully, introducing gas lighting.
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Philippe Lebon. (Source: Renewable Energy History Project, Radford University)
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