Flip the Switch,
Light the Night!
A Tale of Tubes and Gasses
Flashback to Paris, 1910. Georges Claude, the godfather of neon, wasn't cooking up traditional French cuisine; he was stirring up a recipe for light itself. By filling glass tubes with neon gas and electrifying them, he created the first neon lamp, which he unveiled to an awestruck crowd at the Paris Motor Show. It was like the Eiffel Tower had met its flashy, flamboyant cousin. Neon lighting was more than a bulb; it was a revolution in a tube!
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