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Pub. Date
[2012], c2008
Language
English
Description
The traditional incandescent light bulb is being phased out. It's inefficient, generating a lot of heat along with the light, but even the new fluorescent replacements for these old bulbs are only a transitional technology. This video segment tracks down scientists and new technology in search of a light source to brighten our future.
Series
Pub. Date
[2014], c2014
Language
English
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Description
Johnson relates the story of people who take us out of the dark and into the light. Hear about Edison's light bulb, which he didn't actually invent, and learn how an 18th-century ship's skipper discovered a source of illumination by putting a kid inside a whale's head. See how a French scientist accidentally discovered how to create neon light, leading to a revolution in advertising. Dispelling the myth of the individual "eureka" moment, Johnson reveals...
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