London church lit by gas. F.A. Accum publishes first treatise on gas making and invents light-oil recovery distillation. Invention of the batwing lamp burner, to stay with the gas industry to the end. First city gas lighting company established at Baltimore, Maryland, by Rembrandt Peale and others Gas street lamps not in place until 1821 and then probably the first in America. Lampadeus converts Freiburg factory to one of first gas works in Germany.
Unidentified person invents the gas plant station meter for gas volumes distributed.
1818 First commercial gas plant is constructed at Birmingham, off today's Gas Street. Only 40 such lamps in use by 1829, with 3000 oil lamps still in place. 1819 Portable, compressed gas cylinders introduced in London, at 30 atmospheres. Copyright 2000 by the Allen W. Hatheway, PhD Reproduction in whole or part in any form or medium is prohibited without permission. This site is in no way affiliated with the University of Missouri.