Nernst Incandescent Lamp
date: label: date made
content: ca 1902
name: label: associated person
content: Nernst, Walther
label: maker
content: Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Invented by Walther Nernst, this incandescent lamp could operate in open air and did not violate Edison’s patents. The housing is sectioned for study of the internal ballast resistance mechanism. The glower consists of six iron rods coated with rare-earth elements. The coating gives off light when heated and protects the rod from oxidation.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Electricity
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content: Energy & Power
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content: Electric Lamps
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: from the Nernst Lamp Co.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: EM.214330
label: catalog number
content: 214330
label: accession number
content: 38852
objectType: label: Object Name
content: incandescent lamp
label: Other Terms
content: Lighting Devices
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 10 in x 6 in; 25.4 cm x 15.24 cm