Flashlight

The flashlight is a portable device used to illuminate an area of low visibility area due to the absence of light. Generally the device contains batteries, a power switch, a light bulb with reflective surface, and a case to hold it all.

Fast Facts

1. Invented: 1896
2. Inventor: Joshua Lionel Cowen
3. Originally used as decorative lighting fixtures for potted plants
4. New York City Police among the first to use tubular flashlights
5. Steven Spielberg often features flashlights in his films
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Types of Flashlights

The LED Flashlight works with light-emitting diodes. Generally they are more power efficient, and provide longer battery life. The classic Incandescent Flashlight works with gas filled lightbulbs and a reflector. When battery life begins to fade so does the intensity of the light. The High Intensity Discharge Flashlight is a more complicated version, it operates through the use of ionized gas and electricity. Generally HID Flashlights tends to be brighter than the traditional variety and tend to cover a wider field.

History

The first flashlight was made by Joshua Lionel Cowen in 1896. The name flashlight was derived from it's use in it's primitive form when the device had a short life span.

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• Mag-Lite
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