Industrial AgeTechnology Gas lighting 1792Notable William Murdoch lights his house with coal gas; gaslit cities follow. ▲ MattersSaveShareTrace roots Longest chain: The Big Bang → First stars ignite → Supernovae seed heavy elements → The Sun forms → Earth forms → First oceans → First life → Photosynthesis evolves → Great Oxidation Event → Complex cells (eukaryotes) → Multicellular life → Plants colonize land → First forests → Carboniferous coal forests → Britain turns to coal → Coke-fired iron smelting → Gas lighting Community notesLoading notes… Learn more ranked by votesBookJane BroxBrilliant: The Evolution of Artificial Light ↗Editor's pickVideoSearch on YouTubehistory of gas lighting William Murdoch ↗Editor's pick