Floor Lamps
Introduction
Lamps are devices that transform electrical, even chemical, energy into light energy. From a more technical point of view, a distinction is made between two objects: the lamp is the device that produces light, while the luminaire is the device that supports it.[1].
According to this last definition, the luminaire is responsible for the control and distribution of the light emitted by the lamp. It is important, therefore, that in the design of its optical system the shape and distribution of the light, the performance of the lamp-luminaire assembly and the glare that it may cause to users are taken into account.[2] Other requirements that the luminaires must meet is that they be easy to install and maintain. To do this, the materials used in its construction must be adequate to withstand the environment in which the luminaire must work and maintain the temperature of the lamp within the operating limits. In addition, luminaires that work with electricity must present a series of characteristics for the safety of users against electrical contacts. All this without losing sight of no less important aspects such as economy or aesthetics.
So the lamp is a smart device that helps illuminate a space.
History
antique lamps
Before the invention of electric light, lamps were containers containing an oily liquid, which was set to burn by means of a wick. The discovery of the wick (fiber of combustible material immersed in fat) is lost in the darkness of time (it was already used in the Upper Neolithic). With this discovery, the primitive lamp was born, which was reduced to a stone bowl with a slot for the wick, made of moss, and a handle to keep the hand away from the flame. Several examples of this type of lamp have been found from the Neolithic. These stone lamps are still used by some primitive peoples such as the Aleut Eskimos of Alaska, using whale oil as fuel.
Mediterranean peoples used seashells in the fourth millennium BC. by J.C. In Homeric times, braziers that were fed with firewood and kindling were placed on high poles. This type of hanging brazier is used in India for religious ceremonies.
Greek and Roman lamps have their origin in Egypt, the most primitive type consists of a more or less circular container, with a handle and decorated with stripes, palmettes and similar drawings. Others were open and filled with oil or fat and the wick (called ) floated on its surface, generally piercing a floating material (cork) to keep it vertical.