Oil lamp
device · 4500 BC · Stone Age
A lamp with a wick in oil.
What it is made of
- Wick — has part. The wick feeds oil to the flame.
Principles and materials it uses
- Combustion — uses. Burning oil gives the light.
- Stone — is made of. The first lamps were stone bowls (Lascaux).
- Clay — is made of. Later — clay ones.
- Tallow — uses. The fuel was animal fat, later oil.
Where it is used
- Magic lantern — is used in. The light source is an oil lamp.
History: what it evolved from and what it influenced
- Incandescent light bulb — evolved into. The electric lamp replaced oil and gas lamps.
- Kerosene lamp — evolved into. A development of the oil lamp.