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Sir Joseph Swan FRS

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Sir Joseph Swan 1828-1914. The inventor of the incandescent light bulb joined John Mawson’s chemist and druggist firm at 13, Mosley Street, in 1846. His experiments here led to important improvements in photographic processing.

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