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Inventor Profile
William Murdoch
1754–1839
Inventor of gas lighting.
Lifetime
1754–1839
Birthplace
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Field
Innovation
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Coal Gas Lighting
William Murdoch · 1792
The gaslight that illuminated the modern city.