
Sujet
Sir Joseph Wilson Swan, scientist and inventor, c1900. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Sir Joseph Wilson Swan, scientist and inventor, c1900. Swan invented the incandescent electric lamp in Britain at about the same time as Thomas Edison patented it in the USA. He also invented a vacuum pump for light bulbs and several photographic processes. Later, Edison joined up with Swan to form the Edison & Swan United Electric Light Company.
Oxford Science Archive
Date
1900
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B63_128
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
19,4Mo (669,5Ko) / 19,7cm x 24,7cm / 2327 x 2917 (300dpi)