Links – Lighting related sites

Below are links to other web sites that you may find useful:-

EU Commission: Energy Saving Light bulbs

This website informs consumers, professionals and the media about the wide range of energy-efficient lamps currently available, the phase-out of inefficient lamp types and what European legislation is already in place.

EU Commission: Energy Saving Light bulbs – http://ec.europa.eu/

DEFRA: Energy Saving Light Bulbs Information (including disposal method)

A useful FAQ page detailing Her Majesty’s Government’s official line on the light bulb ban, compact fluorescent energy savers and how best to deal with them when they break:

Major Light Bulb Manufacturer Links

Osram – http://www.osram.com/

Philips – http://www.philips.co.uk/c/

Crompton Lamps – http://www.cromptonlamps.com/

Megaman – http://www.megamanuk.com/

Sylvania Lamps – http://www.sylvania-lamps.com/

GE Lighting – http://www.gelighting.com/LightingWeb/emea/

Pioneers of Electric Lighting Links

Thomas Edison – http://www.thomasedison.com

EFWEFLA – http://www.efwefla.org/

U.S. Patent 2,883,571 – Elmer Fridrich and Emmett Wiley’s Tungsten Halogen Lamp – http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/lighting/history/patents/frid1.htm

Lighting Technology History Links

Lamptech – ttp://www.lamptech.co.uk

Light Bulbs & Art – Strange but true

Lisa Milroy ‘Light Bulbs’ – https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/milroy-light-bulbs-t05217

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