FLUORESCENT LIGHT AND ITS APPLICATIONS: INCLUDING LOCATION AND PROPERTIES OF FLUORESCENT MATERIALS. A THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL EXPOSITION OF FLUORESCENT AND SIMILAR PHENOMENA

Published by Chemical Publishing Co., Inc., Brooklyn, NY, 1941

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Very Good (covers nice with hint of fading; contents clean & tight). Tall 8vo., plain blue cloth with title on spine; 256 pages First Edition. Also, believed to be the first printing, with "Printed In The United States Of America" at the bottom of the copyright page. Also, in a slightly larger binding than the later printings. Signed by Dake (and dated "5/3/41") and De Ment on the title page. A General Electric team designed the first practical and viable fluorescent lamp (U.S. Patent No. 2,259,040) that was first sold in 1938. It should be noted that General Electric bought the patent rights to Edmund Germer's earlier patent. According to The GE Fluorescent Lamp Pioneers, "On Oct 14, 1941, U.S. Patent No. 2,259,040 was issued to George E. Inman; the filing date was Apr 22, 1936. It has generally been regarded as the foundation patent. A very early book on fluorescent lighting and scarce, particularly signed by the authors- two prominent mineralogists. Gift inscription on the front pastedown.…

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Title
FLUORESCENT LIGHT AND ITS APPLICATIONS: INCLUDING LOCATION AND PROPERTIES OF FLUORESCENT MATERIALS. A THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL EXPOSITION OF FLUORESCENT AND SIMILAR PHENOMENA
Author
DAKE, H.C. [With Jack DE MENT]
Publisher
Chemical Publishing Co., Inc., Brooklyn, NY
Publication year
1941
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Signed
Binding
Hardcover
Illustrator
Illustrated.
Edition
1st Edition
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