Object Details
- Subject
- Claude, Georges 1870-1960
- Summary
- French inventor, engineer and chemist Georges Claude (1870-1960) was inventor of the neon lamp; in 1923, his company Claude Neon, introduced neon signs to U.S. market, and in 1930, built a prototype turbine-generated electrical plant in Cuba.
- Cite as
- Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-0138
- Repository Loc.
- Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
- Local number
- SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-0138]
- Restrictions & Rights
- No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Type
- Black-and-white photographs
- Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Topic
- Chemical engineering
- Chemistry
- Neon lamps
- Record ID
- siris_arc_290662
