Gilbert H. Reiling
Gilbert H. Reiling (born September 19, 1928 in Saint Paul (Minnesota) ) is an American physicist.
He received his bachelor's degree from St. Thomas College, Minnesota, his master's degree from the University of North Dakota, and his Doctor of Philosophy in physics from the University of Missouri in 1957 . In 1952 he married Margaret A. Eckert, with whom he has eight children.
He then started at the General Electric Company's research laboratory in Schenectady , New York. In 1959 he worked on the thermodynamics of mercury discharge lamps . In June 1960, he reported to management that he had developed a lamp with double the light output (compared to the normal 400 W mercury vapor lamp) with a white, more pleasant light. It contained various mixtures of sodium iodide and thallium iodide . After Bernhard Kühl and Horst Krense from Ottobrunn applied for their patent DBP 1184008 in August 1960, Reiling applied for US patent no. 3,234,421 on its Metallic Halide Electric Discharge Lamps . GE started an intensive development program and announced the commercial metal halide lamp in 1962 .
In 1961, Reiling left the research laboratory and moved to the General Electric Lighting Business Group in Nela Park , East Cleveland (Ohio) . He then worked in various management positions in lamp development. He received 17 patents by 1992.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gilbert H. Reiling and the Metal Halide Lamp ( Memento of the original from October 10, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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| SURNAME | Reiling, Gilbert H. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American physicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 19, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saint Paul, Minnesota |