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Lecture Demonstration
- When
- 3 February 1879
- Where
- Literary and Philosophical Society
Swan demonstrated a working incandescent lamp to an audience in Newcastle on 3 February 1879, presided over by Sir William Armstrong.
The demonstration took place in the lecture theatre of the Literary and Philosophical Society. It followed earlier successful demonstrations in December 1878 and January 1879. The event involved an audience of over seven hundred people.
Sources
- Joseph Swan Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-14
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