Eindhoven, Netherlands/eindhoven005
Previous | Home | NextThe scientists van Arkel and de Boer at Philips Electronics in Eindhoven, Netherlands, in 1925 prepared various purified metals, including the first metallic hafnium. This photo shows the first Philips building, a light bulb factory founded in 1891 as N. V. Philips Gloeilampenfabrieken on Emmasingel ["N. V." = Naamloze vennootschap = public corporation; "singel" = street or boulevard]. Courtesy, Frans van der Schoot.
