Edmund Germer (August 24, 1901 - August 10, 1987) was a German inventor granted as the father of the fluorescent lamp. He applied for a patent with Friedrich Meyer and Hans J. Spanner on December 10 1926, which led to. The patent was later purchased by the General Electric Company, which also licensed his patent on the high-pressure mercury-vapor lamp. Wikipedia
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