The fluorescent lamp first became common in the late 1930s.

To understand fluorescent lamps, it helps to know a little about light itself.

He thought of taking the fluorescent lamp, but knew Daddy wouldn't like it.

These days, most fluorescent lamps are designed to light up almost instantly.

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"The time between invention and mass use of the fluorescent lamp was 79 years," he says.

Many offices have fluorescent lamps as a primary source of light.

In the next section, we'll see what a fluorescent lamp needs to do to establish this current.

So it seems the future of compact fluorescent lamps is secure.

Several requirements have to be considered when designing a fluorescent lamp.

There was a fluorescent lamp clamped to the table, and I turned it on.

Many different circuits have been used to operate fluorescent lamps.

The only sound was the hum of the fluorescent lamp over the desk.

This is a method analogous to the way fluorescent lamps work.

However, this moonlight party now has modern bands and fluorescent lamps.

A fluorescent lamp puts this invisible light to work, and so is more efficient.

In place of ordinary light bulbs, you could use compact fluorescent lamps.

A fluorescent lamp provides more light than most incandescents of the same power.

In the next section, we'll find out why this is and see how a fluorescent lamp keeps things running smoothly.

He faced his own image in a mirror framed by fluorescent lamps.

The lighting is controlled by a computer that guides 1,500 fluorescent lamps.

Closer to home, the glowing gas inside a fluorescent lamp is plasma.

Replacing older fluorescent lamps with newer, more efficient ones would help, too.

Typically, you sit in front of a high-intensity fluorescent lamp for 30 minutes to 2 hours each morning.

The central element in a fluorescent lamp is a sealed glass tube.