Swan Light: A Novel

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In 1883, after a series of patent disputes with Thomas Edison, Swan's strong patents in Britain led to the merger of their companies into the Edison & Swan United Electric Light Company, commonly known as "Ediswan". Ediswan became a significant manufacturer of light bulbs and other electrical products, contributing to Britain's emerging electrical industry.

Swan, Sir Joseph Wilson: certificate of election to the Royal Society". Royal Society Archives. Royal Society. 1894. EC/1894/20 . Retrieved 11 April 2021. Also, I needed more information and description about the interior of the lighthouse to make the story come alive and there was so much character jumping that, at times, it was difficult to know what was going on and where a sudden character introduction took place. As past and present collide, the secrets hiding on the ocean floor begin to surface. Can Mari find the answers she is looking for—and at what price?It is in the realm of electric lighting that Swan's contributions to British heritage are most clearly seen. The incandescent light bulb, which Swan independently developed around the same time as Thomas Alva Edison in the United States, was a transformative innovation. With his bulb, Swan ushered in a new era of electric illumination, replacing the unreliable and hazardous gas lighting of the time. Swan. J.W. Swan's electric light Transactions, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers 30, 1881, 149–159 In 1864, Swan patented the transfer process for making carbon prints, a permanent photographic process. By adding the transfer step, Swan was able easily to make photographs with a full tonal range. a b c d "Death Of Sir Joseph Swan". The Times. No.40535. 28 May 1914. p.12. Gale CS202441404 . Retrieved 4 June 2021.

This story was a middlin' tale that could have been better. In the beginning, there was much talk about the closeness of the five children, but little was told about the kids themselves. I bring this up because the friendships are alluded to as the story progresses, but little is made of it except that they spent their childhood together. First and foremost, thank you to NetGalley and Lake Union Publishing for giving me access to this ARC!Swan's strong patents in Great Britain led, in 1883, to the two competing companies merging to exploit both Swan's and Edison's inventions, [28] with the establishment of the Edison & Swan United Electric Light Company. Known commonly as "Ediswan", the company sold lamps made with a cellulose filament that Swan had invented in 1881, while the Edison Company continued using bamboo filaments outside of Britain. In 1892, General Electric (GE) began exploiting Swan's patents to produce cellulose filaments, until they were replaced in 1904 by a GE developed "General Electric Metallized" (GEM) baked cellulose filaments. [38] Anderson, James B (2008). Sommerville, Iain (ed.). "Ships built by the Burntisland Shipbuilding Company Ltd: arranged by date of launch". Welcome to Burntisland. Iain Sommerville . Retrieved 16 June 2011. Told via dual timelines, this was a novel that had everything. Rich history, suspense, romance, sound storytelling, and of course a lighthouse. I was completely immersed in the story while reading. The stunning cover with promises of a sweeping, emotional tale of the mysterious circumstances of a lighthouse, its keeper trying to save it, and present day divers tying to unravel the mystery of it all - just captured my salty heart the minute I laid eyes on it. ⁣

Swan continued to develop his invention and in 1880 his friend William Armstrong's house at Cragside, near Rothbury in Northumberland, was the first private home to be lit by electric light bulbs. The Cragside type lamp became the first light bulb to be made in large numbers in 1881, when Swan established the world's first light bulb factory at Benwell in Newcastle. In 1883 Swan teamed up with Thomas Edison of the USA, who also had just made a successful electric light bulb.

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There is nothing not to love about Phoebe Rowe’s debut novel. Flawlessly researched and wholly immersive, Swan Light is a story about the importance of honoring the past. Rowe writes beautifully and takes readers on a journey to places both old and new, reminding us that sometimes the things we’re looking for are looking for us too.” —Barbara Davis, bestselling author of The Keeper of Happy Endings Marine archaeologist Mari Adams's attempts to fund her search for the notorious SS Californian are realized when she accepts a job to find the remains of Swan Light, rumored to have collapsed into the sea one hundred years ago. She teams up with salvager Julian Henry, and the pair unearth more than they bargained for in their search for the ruins. But when a group of treasure hunters threatens their mission, their hunt for the truth turns dangerous. he has been denied funding to save Swan Light by the local banking family unless he surrenders the light's deed to the bank... Friedel, Robert & Israel, Paul (2010). Edison's Electric Light: The Art of Invention (Reviseded.). The Johns Hopkins University Press. p.56. ISBN 978-0-8018-9482-4 . Retrieved 3 July 2018.

His home was the first house in the world to be illuminated by electric light. In 1880 Mosley St. in Newcastle had electric lighting and Lord Armstrong's mansion had electric lighting in November 1880. On December 28th 1881 Swan's electric lighting was used to light the stage of the Savoy Theatre. Marriages". Newcastle Courant. 13 October 1871. p.8 . Retrieved 11 April 2021– via British Newspaper Archive. Swan is now in his 80s and trying to save his lighthouse/home from sliding off the bluff into the sea...a b c Maury Klein, The Power Makers: Steam, Electricity, and the Men Who Invented Modern America, Bloomsbury Publishing USA— 2010, Chapter 9— The Cowbird, The Plugger, and the Dreamer Jones, A. V.; Tarkenter, R. P. (1993). Electrical technology in mining: the dawn of a new age. London: Peter Peregrinus Ltd. ISBN 978-0863411991. OCLC 28220773.