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          This article was written by fellow lamp engineer and collector Edward J. Covington, and originally appeared on his own website of biographical sketches of persons involved in the lamp industry.

          Following his passing in February 2017, and with kind permission of his family, Ed's words have been preserved here in the hope of maintaining access to his writings for the benefit of subsequent generations.



          Sir Joseph Wilson Swan3

          Biography
          Research into the history of the electric incandescent lamp would be incomplete without the unearthing of writings regarding the persons involved in the development.

          In the United States much has been written about Thomas Alva Edison, and rightly so, but other inventors throughout the world also contributed significantly to the knowledge base that allowed this invention to light up the world.

          One such person was Joseph Wilson Swan. The following short write-up is credited to two of Swan's nieces and is presented