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A little-known chapter of lighting is the Phoebus cartel, created in Geneva in 1925. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebus_cartel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
by 8bitsrule 8y ago
A little-known chapter of lighting is the Phoebus cartel, created in Geneva in 1925. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebus_cartel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebus_cartel
It was created to reduce competition and to standardize the life expectancy of light bulbs at 1,000 hours (down from 2,500 hours).
Preventing technical advances to maximize profit is a fascinating art. That art may explain many things that we see going on today. I bet there are a couple great books on the topic I haven't seen.