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From Neon Lights to Neon Clocks

Neon clocks are varied and consist of many styles and variations. When the neon light was discovered this paved the way for many different product integrations including the clock and the neon light to produce the neon clock. Credit for the neon light, was first given to a French engineer.

Georges Claude, born September 24, 1870 in Paris, France is the father of the neon light, the basis for the neon clock. He married in 1893 and fathered three children. Inspired by Daniel Moore's invention, "the Moore lamp", Claude discovered that passing electricity through inert gases made them glow. In particular, neon gas. Neon is derived from the greek meaning "new gas". He patented his findings and presented his first two exhibits (38 foot tubes) at the Paris Expo in December of 1910. Ten years later, Claude had established patenting his process in the US and was selling patents on an international basis.

By the mid 1920's neon lights were being shipped to Holland Tokyo and other countries. The neon clock had not yet evolved. The first neon light is said to have been installed in 1923, in Los Angeles at a Packard car dealership. Although there appears to be some argument as some say the first neon light was associated with the Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904.

Mr Claude was an ambitious, hard working and profilic inventor. His interests as a chemist lie not only in the neon light but many other areas as well. Claude discovered how to liquify air on a mass production basis, consequently in 1902 he founded the firm "Air Liquide".

By 1920 the quartz crystal clock had been invented. It was discovered that quartz crystal vibrates at a very constant frequency when low voltage under pressure is applied. This established the modern clock and so, as neon light technology and engineering progressed, so did product integration and product proliferation. One of these product integrations, which utilized the basic principles of the neon light, was with the household clock. The inevitable marriage to the clock gave birth to the neon clock and today there are literally thousands of neon clock variations.

Neon clocks are very vibrant and eye-catching. A fundamental function of the neon clock has been in commercialization. Neon clocks have been utilized extensively in the advertising business. The exact date on the creation and manufacture of the first neon clock is hard to pin down, but it is clear that the device became very popular. Today there are modern neon clocks and neon clocks of heritage.

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