The French engineer, chemist, and inventor Georges Claude (b. Sept. 24, 1870, d. May 23, 1960), was the first person to apply an electrical discharge to a sealed tube of neon gas (circa 1902) to create a lamp. Georges Claude displayed the first neon lamp to the public on December 11, 1910, in Paris.
Neon lighting quickly became
a popular fixture in outdoor advertising.
Visible even in daylight, people would stop
and stare at the first neon signs dubbed
"liquid fire."






