Edward E. Hammer
Encyclopedia
Edward E. Hammer is an engineer who has been at the forefront of fluorescent lighting research. His technological contributions in incandescent, fluorescent and HID light sources have earned him over 35 patent
s.
He received his bachelor's degree
from Manhattan College
.
During the energy crisis of the 1970s, he led the development of General Electric
’s pioneering energy-efficient lamp. He led the development of the Watt Miser (marketed as the F-40 Watt Miser), which was released in 1973. In 1976, he invented the first compact fluorescent lightbulb, but due to the difficulty of the manufacturing process for coating the interior of the spiral glass tube, GE did not manufacture or sell the device. Other companies began manufacturing and selling the device in 1995. The Smithsonian Institution
houses Hammer's original CFL prototype.
Hammer is an IEEE Fellow and the 2002 IEEE Edison Medal winner.
Hammer completes weekly podcasts at http://www.drop-the-hammer.com to teach the public about CFLs, their history, color temperature, mercury content and more.
Patent
A patent is a form of intellectual property. It consists of a set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or their assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for the public disclosure of an invention....
s.
He received his bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
from Manhattan College
Manhattan College
Manhattan College is a Roman Catholic liberal arts college in the Lasallian tradition in New York City, United States. Despite the college's name, it is no longer located in Manhattan but in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, roughly 10 miles north of Midtown. Manhattan College offers...
.
During the energy crisis of the 1970s, he led the development of General Electric
General Electric
General Electric Company , or GE, is an American multinational conglomerate corporation incorporated in Schenectady, New York and headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States...
’s pioneering energy-efficient lamp. He led the development of the Watt Miser (marketed as the F-40 Watt Miser), which was released in 1973. In 1976, he invented the first compact fluorescent lightbulb, but due to the difficulty of the manufacturing process for coating the interior of the spiral glass tube, GE did not manufacture or sell the device. Other companies began manufacturing and selling the device in 1995. The Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian Institution is an educational and research institute and associated museum complex, administered and funded by the government of the United States and by funds from its endowment, contributions, and profits from its retail operations, concessions, licensing activities, and magazines...
houses Hammer's original CFL prototype.
Hammer is an IEEE Fellow and the 2002 IEEE Edison Medal winner.
Hammer completes weekly podcasts at http://www.drop-the-hammer.com to teach the public about CFLs, their history, color temperature, mercury content and more.
External links
- http://home.frognet.net/~ejcov/eehammer.html Edward E. Hammer - Inventor of the Compact Helical Fluorescent Lamp, retrieved 2010 April 30