Joseph Swan

Sir Joseph Wilson Swan was an English physicist, chemist, and inventor. He is known as an independent early developer of a successful incandescent light bulb, and is responsible for developing the first use of incandescent lights used to illuminate homes and public buildings, including the Savoy Theatre, London, in…

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Who was born first?

• Joseph Swan was born 1 year before Levi Strauss
• Joseph Swan was born 1 year after Sandford Fleming
• Joseph Swan was born 1 year after Frederick Abel
• Joseph Swan was born 1 year before Lester Allan Pelton
• Joseph Swan was born 2 years before Eadweard Muybridge

Timeline

1. Frederick AbelJuly 17, 1827 – September 6, 1902
2. Sandford FlemingJanuary 7, 1827 – July 22, 1915
3. Joseph Swan (this page)October 31, 1828 – May 27, 1914
4. Lester Allan PeltonSeptember 5, 1829 – March 14, 1908
5. Levi StraussFebruary 26, 1829 – September 26, 1902
6. Eadweard MuybridgeApril 9, 1830 – May 8, 1904

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