Electric Arc Lighting
Bright electric lighting systems for streets, factories, theaters, searchlights, and public spaces.
Core metadata
- ID: electric_arc_lighting
- Era: Industrial
- First known date: 1882 (decade)
- Region: Europe and United States
- Review status: source_checked
- Maturity: N/A
Prerequisites
- Central Station Power (central_station_power)
- Electric Generators & Dynamos (electric_generators_dynamos)
- Electrical Lighting Systems (electrical_lighting_systems)
Dependents
- None.
Fields
- None.
Node sources
- Arc lamp (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2026, textbook) • Supports: node
Locator: Britannica states that Davy constructed the first arc lamp in 1807 and that practical arc-lamp use followed when suitable generators became available in the late 1870s.
Prerequisite edge evidence
Edge/source evidence summary:
- Prerequisite edges: 3
- Average edge confidence: 68%
- Prerequisite sources: 1
- expert_inference: 3
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electric Generators & Dynamos (electric_generators_dynamos) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Electric Generators & Dynamos provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. | No sources recorded. |
| Electrical Lighting Systems (electrical_lighting_systems) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Electrical Lighting Systems provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. | No sources recorded. |
| Central Station Power (central_station_power) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Central Station Power provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
|
This page is generated from canonical era JSON and is indexable by URL.