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MR. C. W. Sully, president of the Illuminating Engineering Society, gave an interesting address at the British Industries Fair at Birmingham on February 22. He pointed out that although great progress has been made in illumination during the past fifty years, yet compared with some other applications of science, such as transport or telephony, its progress appears relatively slow. There is no occupation we can pursue and no recreation we can indulge, in which the eyes are concerned, that does not offer problems in lighting. Too frequently progress takes place in a succession of jerks. As an example, consider the headlights of a motor-car. With increased speed stronger lights were demanded. Concentrated beams, well directed towards the objects requiring illumination, served the driver of the car excellently. But it was soon found out that these beams were a menace to oncoming traffic and glare from headlights is still an outstanding problem.
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Future of Artificial Lighting. Nature 133, 334–335 (1934). https://doi.org/10.1038/133334b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/133334b0