Revolution in Lamps: A Chronicle of 50 Years of Progress, Second Edition

Written for designers, engineers, architects and others involved with the application of modern lamps and lighting systems, this book provides a comprehensive account of current lamp technologies, covering the fundamental technologies on which they are based and trends in their use. The book demonstrates how innovations such as those involving LEDs, electrodeless lamps, ballasts and circuitry are continuing to improve lamp efficacy, as well as how specialized lamp requirements have fostered development of special-purpose lighting, such as for non-visual, for health and for high performance applications. An historical perspective is presented which enables the reader to understand the developments in the context of the evolution of lamp technologies over the last several decades. The full spectrum of current lamp technologies are examined in clear, non-technical language with illustration.