NOTED INVENTOR'S DEATH.
a i Received --10 p.m. i he LO-vDOX. May 27. The death occurred to-day of Sir Joseph Ynisou Swan. Sir Joseph Swan is known to fame as the inventor of the incandescent electrio lamp bearing his name, the forerunner.of all electric lamps now in use. He also invented the carbon process for making permaaient photographs, now known as the. Autotype. His discovery of the means of making rapid dry plates revo--66 Intioniscd the. art of photography, -while *|j he also made improvements in photo • mechanical printing and in electroT metallurgical deposition. He was a • Master of Arts and Doctor of Science, and held many medals and other honours n " tor his scientific, investigations. Sir ***■ Joseph was 86 years of age. he
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Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 126, 28 May 1914, Page 5
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