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light source in lighthouses from the 1900s through the 1960s, when electric lighting had become dominant. Dalén later invented the AGA cooker in 1922 whilst recuperating from an accident with acetylene which blinded him. The carbide lamp was developed in the early 1900s. While the lamps proved useful in many applications, the problem of safely storing acetylene meant they needed regular refilling

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