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[MBSB21390], Interview, Thomas Alva Edison, December 22nd, 1879

Title: [MBSB21390], Interview, Thomas Alva Edison, December 22nd, 1879
Bibliographic Citation: Edison, Thomas Alva. "Edison's Horseshoe Light." New York Sun, 23 Dec. 1879.
Editor's Notes: TAE's demonstration & discussion of Bristol board horshoe lamps to NY Sun. Secret of lamp is having horshoe resistance equal 10 miles of telegraph wire. Finds that resistance decreases over time, indicating that filament is not being burned away. Briefly discusses elec power.
Author: Edison, Thomas Alva
Mentioned: New York Sun; Sawyer, William Edward
Date: 1879-12-22
Type: Interview
Subject: Carbon, coal, glass, ceramics; Incandescent lamp; Vacuum and glass bulb
Folder ID: [MBSB2-F] Special Collections Series -- Charles Batchelor Collection -- Scrapbooks
Microfilm ID: 94:549
Document ID: MBSB21390
URL: https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/document/MBSB21390
Rights: Thomas Edison National Historical Park
Publisher: Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University
License: CC0 1.0 Universal
Has Version: Archive.org Viewer, Microfilm Series Reel 94

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