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The Nernst Lamp was a very early form of incandescent light bulb,which used a heated ceramic element in atmospheric air and did not need an inert atmosphere:
http://www.nernst.de/lamp/nernstlamp_beebe1902.htm
They are very rare,especially working examples,and this appears to be the first example of a working one demonstrated on YouTube:
There have been demonstrations of the concept,but not any actual original lamps.
http://www.nernst.de/lamp/nernstlamp_beebe1902.htm
They are very rare,especially working examples,and this appears to be the first example of a working one demonstrated on YouTube:
There have been demonstrations of the concept,but not any actual original lamps.