Electric Lamp Parts
The word lamp is derived from the Greek word lampas meaning torch and refers to a lighting source in various forms using a multiplicity of fuels dating back to the dawn of man. Englishman Sir Humphrey Davy developed the first electric lamp in 1801, a carbon arc lamp that was energized by attaching two carefully spaced carbon rods to a source of electricity. The electrical current flowed between the rods in an arc of vaporizing carbon, the result being an intense white light.
