Thomas Drummond (civil engineer)
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Thomas Drummond was a 19th-century Scottish civil engineer and inventor best known for developing the intensely bright "Drummond light" used in surveying and early stage lighting.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Thomas Drummond | 0 |
| Drummond light | 0 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
civil engineer
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inventor ⓘ lighting technology ⓘ surveying equipment ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | limelight ⓘ |
| applied | limelight to theatre lighting ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| developed |
Drummond light
NERFINISHED
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surveying illumination system using limelight ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish ⓘ |
| familyName | Drummond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil engineering
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optics ⓘ surveying ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of modern stage lighting
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long-distance surveying techniques ⓘ |
| inventor | Thomas Drummond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
application of limelight to stage lighting
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development of the Drummond light ⓘ use of limelight in surveying ⓘ |
| name | Thomas Drummond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableInvention | Drummond light NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Drummond light NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil engineer
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inventor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Scotland ⓘ |
| use |
stage lighting
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surveying ⓘ |
| used | limelight in surveying instruments ⓘ |
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