The Social History of Lighting

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The Social History of Lighting by William T. O'Dea is a nonfiction book about the history of artificial lighting from prehistory through the present. It was first published by Macmillan Inc. in 1958. [1] [2] O'Dea had previously been the keeper of the Science Museum, London. [3]

References

  1. Watkins, C. Malcom (1959-11-27). "The Social History of Lighting. William T. O'Dea. Macmillan, New York, 1958. xiii + 254 pp. Illus. $8.50". Science. 130 (3387): 1468–1468. doi:10.1126/science.130.3387.1468.a.
  2. Newman, James R.; O'Dea, William T. (1959). "Review of The Social History of Lighting, O'DeaWilliam T." Scientific American. 201 (2): 158–160. ISSN   0036-8733.
  3. Mardaljevic, John (2022-12-01). "Editorial: Daylight – time it was history". Lighting Research & Technology. 54 (8): 747–747. doi:10.1177/14771535221136976. ISSN   1477-1535.