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MANY of the exhibits in the "Darkness into Daylight" Exhibition at the Science Museum, London, which closed on October 6, were contributed by the Electric Lamp Manufacturers' Association ; these have now been handed over to the Museum for incorporation in the permanent collection on illumination which is being re-modelled. The objects range from six dioramas illustrating the development of domestic lighting from medieval to modern times to a complete historical survey of the development of the fluorescent lamp. In addition, there is a working model illustrating stage lighting, many experimental and newly introduced types of lamp and several interesting demonstrations. The new illumination section of the Science Museum is being built in three sections. In the first, historical portion, the aim is to give a picture of the sequence in which lighting developed from prehistoric to modern times by a series of well-lit exhibits interspersed with a series of dioramas. The second section, most of which is in existence, illustrates by means of pushbutton demonstrations the principles upon which good illumination depends. The final section will be devoted to modern developments in discharge tubes and fluorescence. It is hoped to open the new section to the public early next year.
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Lighting Exhibition at the Science Museum. Nature 162, 564 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/162564b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/162564b0