| you imagine not having lamps at home? - no | | | | can light brighter, and can be used more conveniently |
| fluorescent lamps, study lamps, ceiling lamps? I guess | | | | than before. So Many Lamps, So Little Time - Kinds of |
| not. Lamps or bulbs are so much a part of our society | | | | Lamps 1. Oil based lamps These are the old fashioned |
| that we seldom give them much notice. However, we | | | | lamps that burn on oil, wax or other base. They are |
| cannot imagine living without them. Lamp comes from | | | | now commonly used to provide atmosphere to the |
| the Greek word "lampas", meaning torch, lamp, or | | | | home or to light areas where there is no electricity. 2. |
| beacon. Any equipment that gives off light for some | | | | Incandescent Lamp The incandescent lamps have |
| duration to be used for lighting is called a lamp. In the | | | | come a long way. These lamps are used to provide |
| modern world, lamps are defined as the replaceable | | | | lighting in many countries. These lamps are hot and |
| part of a luminaire. This contraption transforms | | | | give off light that is, in brightness, somewhere between |
| electrical energy to both visible and non-visible | | | | candlelight and sunlight. Halogen lamps are a version of |
| electromagnetic energy. The first thing man had to | | | | incandescent lamps that give a brighter light more akin |
| develop was fire. After developing fire, he must have | | | | to sunlight. 3. Flourescent Lamps Fluorescent lamps |
| thought, "Hey, I have to put this in my den so it will | | | | give off light that is cooler than its incandescent cousin. |
| provide light and warmth to it." And so he took a piece | | | | They are very energy efficient and are easy to install |
| of flaming firewood from the bonfire and took it inside | | | | and do not generate too much heat. They are very |
| his home. Thus the first "lamp" in the form of a torch | | | | popular nowadays. Another good thing about these |
| was created. Man's next problem was how to get | | | | lamps is that they last longer than incandescent lamps. |
| those things to last longer. Over the span of time, he | | | | 4. HID Lamps High-intensity discharge lighting are |
| developed numerous ways of prolonging this light. | | | | specialized lamps that are very powerful. They were |
| Some of the ancients used beeswax, some used olive | | | | first used for streetlights and are very energy efficient. |
| oil. Soon complex means of lighting homes and streets | | | | They typically convert energy to light at an astounding |
| were used. In the late 19th century, oil lamps lined the | | | | 8:10 ratio. 5. LED Lamps LED lamp technology is very |
| streets of England to provide lighting throughout the | | | | promising because they give off a very bright light for |
| thoroughfares. Then came the famed perseverance | | | | very little electricity and do not heat as much as the |
| of Thomas Edison. After tiring days of back breaking | | | | other lamp technologies. However, they are still |
| work, Edison invented the incandescent lamp. And the | | | | expensive to manufacture for lighting. They are, |
| world was changed forever. Today the world is a big | | | | however, already being used for electronic displays, |
| glowing lamp. Cities are bathed in streams of light from | | | | and accent lighting. Another upside is that they are |
| buildings, street lamps, car lights and home lighting. | | | | extremely durable, LED lamps could last 100,000 hours |
| Because of technology, lamps today can last longer, | | | | or more! This makes the future of lamps very exciting. |