Timeline

Timeline

GE has invented many significant energy saving lighting product since 1879.

Tree of Light (54 KB)

1879
First Incandescent Lamp

First Incandescent Lamp

1913
First Energy Saving Lamp

First Energy Saving Lamp

1934
First HID Mercury Lamp

First HID Mercury Lamp

1938
First Fluorescent Lamp

First Fluorescent Lamp

1959
First Quartz Halogen Lamp

First Quartz Halogen Lamp

1961
First HPS Lucalox® and Multi-Vapor®

First HPS Lucalox® and Multi-Vapor®

1962
First Metal Halide Multi-Vapor® Lamp

First Metal Halide Multi-Vapor® Lamp

1974
First Energy Saving Fluorescent

First Energy Saving Fluorescent

1989
First Halogen-IR (HIR™) PAR Lamp

First Halogen-IR (HIR™) PAR Lamp

1994
First CFL Genura® Induction Reflector Lamp

First CFL Genura® Induction Reflector Lamp

2001
First Energy Saving T8 Lamp

First Energy Saving T8 Lamp

2003
First UltraMax Ballast

First UltraMax™ Ballast

2004
First Ceramic Metal Halide PAR20 and PAR30 Lamps

First Ceramic Metal Halide PAR20 and PAR30 Lamps

2005
First Long Life Ecolux® T5 Lamp

First Long Life Ecolux® T5 Lamp

2006
First Ceramic Metal Halide CMH® MR16 Lamp

First Ceramic Metal Halide CMH® MR16 Lamp