Carbid lamp

In 1862, German physicist Friedrich Wöhler discovered carbide by heating quicklime and coke to very high temperatures. This product decomposes when exposed to moisture, releasing a considerable amount of gas, burning with a bright flame. At the end of the 19th century, Canadian entrepreneur Thomas Wilson began the industrial production of carbide, which began to be used in the manufacture of lighting equipment, which soon also found its way into mining applications around the world