Technology Connections
Season 3 Episode 11 - GE's bizarre early attempt at a CFL
2015
Documentary, Comedy
Meet the grandfather of the compact fluorescent light. This device from GE is really interesting and ahead of its time, but far too weird to gain widespread acceptance. GE manufactured these adapters to shoehorn the standard circline tube into more everyday applications, and the result is kinda weird. This video's a quick exploration of this early attempt to bring the energy saving virtues of fluorescent lighting into the domestic arena.
Episodes in Season 3
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The Impossible Feat inside Your VCR
2
What is Dolby Noise Reduction? Dolby's Humble Beginning
3
Furnaces: Why we still burn fuel to heat our homes
4
Stupid Design--The Needlessly Useless Webcam Activity Light
5
Why Sony's Beta Videotape System Failed--and failed hard (Part 1)
6
Why Sony's Beta Videotape System Failed--Part 2
7
Comparing Beta & VHS on Quality: Was Beta Really Better?
8
Lines of Light: How Analog Television Works
9
Mechanical Television: Incredibly simple, yet entirely bonkers
10
LED bulbs that flicker, and CFLs that almost never did
11
GE's bizarre early attempt at a CFL
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