Joseph Swan
Sir Joseph Wilson Swan
Photograph of Swan, circa 1900
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an English physicist, chemist, and inventor. responsible for developing and supplying the first incandescent lights used to illuminate homes and public buildings
Born
Joseph Wilson Swan 31 October 1828 Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland, Tyne And Wear, England
Died
27 May 1914 (aged 85) Warlingham, Surrey, England
Nationality
British
Known for
Incandescent light bulb Photographic process
Fields
Physics, Chemistry
Awards
Hughes Medal (1904) Albert Medal (1906)
adultbasic
Britain
era
1800+