Daniel McFarlan Moore | |
|---|---|
 1906 photograph taken by the light of a Moore lamp | |
| Born | February 27, 1869 |
| Died | June 15, 1936 (aged 67) |
| Cause of death | Murder |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Spouse |
Mary Alice Elliott (m. 1895) |
| Parent(s) | Alexander Davis Moore Maria Louisa Douglas Moore |
Daniel McFarlan Moore (February 27, 1869 – June 15, 1936) was an American electrical engineer and inventor. He developed a novel light source, the "Moore lamp", and a business that produced them in the early 1900s. The Moore lamp was the first commercially viable light-source based on gas discharges instead of incandescence; it was the predecessor to contemporary neon lighting and fluorescent lighting.[1] In his later career Moore developed a miniature neon lamp that was extensively used in electronic displays, as well as vacuum tubes that were used in early television systems.
- ^ "Mr. Moore's Etheric Light. The Young Newark Electrician's New And Successful Device". The New York Times. October 2, 1896. Retrieved 2008-05-26. Paid access.