[Rarebooks] FS: Newly Added- 1894 Electric Lighting Study

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Pope, Franklin Alexander. EVOLUTION OF THE ELECTRIC INCANDESCENT LAMP. New
York; 1894. 2nd edition.

The development of the incandescent bulb elicited much litigation,
especially between Thomas Edison and William Sawyer and Albon Man. This
book, first published in 1889, was an attempt to sort out the differing
patents and patentee’s claims and priorities. In other words- who invented
& patented what; when did they do it; and how did it differ from what
other inventors had patented?

Pope was well-positioned to make such an investigation- a telegraph
engineer by training, he was also a patent expert with a specialty in
electrical patents. Pope had also been a partner with Edison in Pope,
Edison & Co., an electrical engineering firm.

Pope’s end was tragic and ironic- shortly after publishing this study he
was hired to re-engineer the electrical system of his hometown of Great
Barrington, Massachusetts. To facilitate his work he had a 2100 volt
distribution line run through the basement window into his workshop, and
in 1895 he was electrocuted by a converter he was testing.

Hardcover. 6”x9”, 91 pages, b/w illustrations. Covers somewhat worn and
rubbed. [09388] $175.00

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