4.1

Question 1

_____ has played an important role in human activity throughout history.

Answer 1

Light

Question 2

Up until the early part of the 20th century, people have relied on natural lighting and flame sources such as ____, __________, __________, _________, _______ and _______ but with the advent of electricity and incandescent lamps communities started switching to the safer, cost-effective electricity powered lighting.

Answer 2

wood, candle wax, whale oil, coal oil, coal gas, kerosene

Question 3

the earliest known unit of illumination still used today

Answer 3

Foot-candle

Question 4

_____________, a German chemist who invented a more efficient vacuum pump in ____ which was critical to the development of incandescent light bulbs.

Answer 4

Herman Sprengel, 1865

Question 5

_______________, first developed a working incandescent light bulb using carbon-filament lamp in _______________

Answer 5

Joseph Swan, February 5, 1879

Question 6

First to develop a commercially feasible electric light, a low-cost lamp that could remain lit for a long period of time.

Answer 6

Thomas Alva Edison

Question 7

Thomas Alva Edison first announced the successful development of an incandescent lamp with a baked carbonized cotton thread filament in ________________

Answer 7

December 21, 1879

Question 8

What year did the Edison Electric Light Company power incandescent streetlights and lamps in parts of London and later in New York which served as a model for future utilities?

Answer 8

1882

Question 9

On _____________. the Niagara Falls Power Company became the first commercial utility to produce and transmit hydroelectric power.

Answer 9

August 28, 1895

Question 10

In ______, General Electric introduced fluorescent lighting, an electric light source that is more efficient than the incandescent lamp.

Answer 10

1939

Question 11

Developed technical standards, specifications, and design techniques that govern the design and construction of building lighting and electrical systems.

Answer 11

Professional Organization

Question 12

IESNA

Answer 12

Illuminating Engineering Society of North America

Question 13

IALD

Answer 13

International Association of Lighting Designers

Question 14

NEMA

Answer 14

National Electrical Manufacturers Association

Question 15

ALA

Answer 15

American Lighting Association

Question 16

Model code that specifies the minimum provisions necessary for protecting people and property from the use of electricity and electrical equipment.

Answer 16

National Electric Code (NEC)

Question 17

This applies to both the manufacture and installation of electrical equipment. Lighting installations powered by electricity must comply with this code.

Answer 17

National Electric Code (NEC)

Question 18

Addresses energy consumption in commercial and high-rise residential buildings. It sets minimum performance standards for building systems and components that have an impact on building energy consumption, including the building envelope, heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems, and lighting.

Answer 18

ASHRAE/IESNA (American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers/ Illuminating Engineers Society of North America)