Sir William Armstrong

Events

1

Episodes

1

Years

1879

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Sir William Armstrong, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Joseph Swan's electric lighting of Mosley Street

   1879

   Role: Presiding Official

   1. 13 February 1879 · Literary and Philosophical SocietyLecture Demonstration

      Swan demonstrated a working incandescent lamp to an audience in Newcastle on 3 February 1879, presided over by Sir William Armstrong.

Sources

1. Joseph Swan Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-14