Carl Louis Schwendler
Encyclopedia
Carl Louis Schwendler was a German
electrician
and one of the first proponents of the Tungsten
based incandescent light bulb
. He also published an influential textbook on telegraphs, and worked in British India at a senior post in the Telegraph Department. He was commissioned by the Railways to perform a feasibility study of lighting Indian Railway stations by electric lamp.
Schwendler was also the owner of a small menagerie which formed the nucleus of the Alipore Zoological Gardens
in Kolkata
(then Calcutta).
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
electrician
Electrician
An electrician is a tradesman specializing in electrical wiring of buildings, stationary machines and related equipment. Electricians may be employed in the installation of new electrical components or the maintenance and repair of existing electrical infrastructure. Electricians may also...
and one of the first proponents of the Tungsten
Tungsten
Tungsten , also known as wolfram , is a chemical element with the chemical symbol W and atomic number 74.A hard, rare metal under standard conditions when uncombined, tungsten is found naturally on Earth only in chemical compounds. It was identified as a new element in 1781, and first isolated as...
based incandescent light bulb
Incandescent light bulb
The incandescent light bulb, incandescent lamp or incandescent light globe makes light by heating a metal filament wire to a high temperature until it glows. The hot filament is protected from air by a glass bulb that is filled with inert gas or evacuated. In a halogen lamp, a chemical process...
. He also published an influential textbook on telegraphs, and worked in British India at a senior post in the Telegraph Department. He was commissioned by the Railways to perform a feasibility study of lighting Indian Railway stations by electric lamp.
Schwendler was also the owner of a small menagerie which formed the nucleus of the Alipore Zoological Gardens
Alipore Zoological Gardens
The Alipore Zoological Gardens is India's oldest formally stated zoological park and a big tourist attraction in Kolkata, West Bengal. It has been open as a zoo since 1876, and covers...
in Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
(then Calcutta).