Artificial Light: Its Influence Upon Civilization (Illustrated with Photographs)

Matthew Luckiesh DSc, DE, (1883-1967) was an American physicist and, as the Director of General Electric's Lighting Research Laboratory at its Nela Park National Lamps Works facility in East Cleveland, Ohio, he pursued research on light and vision. In his day, he was known as the "Father of the Science of Seeing. " Luckiesh developed several theories on color and its physiological effect on people. He was also interested in determining the conditions under which optimal visibility was achie...