Yablochkov candle [SEP] named after
Yablochkov candle
A Yablochkov candle (sometimes electric candle) is a type of electric carbon arc lamp, invented in 1876 by Pavel Yablochkov.
Design.
A Yablochkov candle consists of a sandwich of two long carbon blocks, approximately 6 by 12 millimetres in cross-section, separated by a block of inert material such as plaster of paris or kaolin. There is a small piece of fuse wire or carbon paste linking the two carbon blocks at the top end. The assembly is mounted vertically into a suitable insulated holder
Freemasonry back to Russia and prepare the groundwork for the foundation of the Grand Orient of Russia's Peoples.
Legacy.
In 1947, the USSR introduced the Yablochkov Award for the best work in the field of electrical engineering.
The crater Yablochkov on the Moon is named after him.
See also.
- Thomas Edison
- Yablochkov candle
Further reading.
- A biographical research of the life of Pavel Nikolayevich Yablockkov by Prof. Lev Davidovich Belkind