Lunchtime Lecture Series: Hal Wallace - Home in New Light

Americans adopted a new way of lighting their homes around 1900. Incandescent electric lamps were convenient and flexible but seemed complex and required connecting to electric lines. Over time, consumers and designers began reconsidering the very definition of good lighting. Hal Wallace, Curator of Electricity Collections at the National Museum of American History, draws upon the Smithsonian collections to explore changes and tradeoffs people made in the early 1900s as they shifted from open flames to electric lights in their homes.

Time: 12:00 p.m.
Fee: Free, No reservations necessary