Channel: What makes it tick?

Category: Science & Technology

Tags: salteducationalilluminationfueltorchtechnologylightingexplainedlaurent chrzanovskifireplacefooddomesticmediterraneanlighthearthsciencefatroman empirefireolive oileuropeinvention

Description: Why was food used as fuel for the first lamps? And how did humans resolve the conflict between eating and lighting? Join Laurent Chrzanovski for the latest episode in his new series, Lighting Through The Ages, a social history of domestic lighting. Find out more: Timeline of lighting technology -en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_lighting_technology Electrifying: the story of lighting our homes - sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/everyday-wonders/electric-lighting-home Oil lamps - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_lamp Make a candle or lamp at home using kitchen materials such as oil and rock salt - youtu.be/bTKoHpNRyF4