Yablochkov candle
Lámpara de Yáblochkov
- Date
- 1876 · confidence high
- Place
- Paris, France
- Credited to
- Pavel Yablochkov
- Field
- Matter & energy
What it is
A simplified voltaic arc lamp without a mechanical regulator, devised by Russian engineer Pavel Yablochkov, which popularized public electric lighting in Europe in the late 19th century.
What it led to
- drove the first mass electric lighting of European streets and squares
- demonstrated the commercial viability of electricity for public lighting
- was gradually replaced by the incandescent lamp