Nernst lamp
name: label: maker
content: Westinghouse Electric Corporation
notes: label: Description
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 an iron rod 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
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: Electricity
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: ZZ.RSN80524U22
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Lamp
label: Object Name
content: incandescent lamp
label: Other Terms
content: Lamp; Lighting Devices
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: glass (globe material)
label: Measurements
content: lamp: 23 cm x 11.5 cm; 9 1/16 in x 4 1/2 in