Arc lamp Arc lamp An arc lamp or arc light is a lamp that produces light by an electric arc (also called a voltaic arc). The carbon arc light, which consists of an arc between carbon electrodes in air, invented by Humphry Davy in the first decade of the 1800s, was the first practical electric light. It was widely used starting in the 1870s for street and large building lighting until it was superseded by the incandescent light in the early 20th century. It continued in use in more specialized applications where a high intensity point light source was needed, such as
Eliphalet S. Miner Eliphalet S. Miner Eliphalet S. Miner was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate. Miner was born on March 20, 1818 in Madison, New York. He settled in what is now Grand Rapids, Wisconsin in 1841 before moving to Necedah, Wisconsin in 1850. There, he went into the lumber business with John T. Kingston. Miner died on February 9, 1890. Miner was a member of the Assembly from 1865 to 1866. In the Senate, he represented the 9th District in 1871 and the 29th District in 1872. Other positions he held include Postmaster of Grand