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Light Source Efficacy over Time Comparison<br />

100<br />

50<br />

Light source efficacy<br />

( Lumen/Watt)<br />

1904<br />

1879<br />

1938<br />

//<br />

Fluorescent<br />

Incandescent<br />

1950<br />

1959<br />

1961<br />

Mercury vapor<br />

lamps<br />

Year of <strong>in</strong>vention<br />

Metal halide lamps<br />

Halogen<br />

1981<br />

CFL<br />

2000<br />

1996<br />

136<br />

2002<br />

OSRAM Opto<br />

Lab Demo<br />

2008<br />

2006<br />

2012<br />

White<br />

Power <strong>LED</strong>

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