Georges Claude

Born: 24 September 1870, Paris, France.

INVENTIONS

1.Neon lamps:-

A neon lamp is a miniature gas discharge lamp. The lamp typically consists of a small glass capsule that contains a mixture of neon and other gases at a low pressure and two electrodes.

2.Neon lighting:-

Neon lighting consists of brightly glowing, electrified glass tubes or bulbs that contain rarefied neon or other gases. Neon lights are a type of cold cathode gas-discharge light. A neon tube is a sealed glass tube with a metal electrode at each end, filled with one of a number of gases at low pressure.

Death: 23 May 1960, Saint-Cloud, France.

Awards:Leconte Prize.