Este artigo resgata a experiência pioneira de um inventor nordestino, Argemiro Augusto da Silva, cuja originalidade estava no uso de materiais locais e por estar longe do centro da concentração do conhecimento científico e tecnológico do Império brasileiro e das redes de discussão e produção internacionais sobre eletricidade. O momento da apresentação da lâmpada alagoana coincide com o aumento da pressão pelo emprego da iluminação pública elétrica no Brasil. Palavras-chave: lâmpadas incandescentes, história da ciência.This article analyzes the trajectory of Argemiro Augusto da Silva, a 19th century inventor who was born in the state of Alagoas, in the Northeast of Brazil. The originality of Argemiro's research was the fact that he aimed at the use of local fibers to produce the filaments of his electric lamps and also because he was away from both, the centers of concentration of scientific and technological knowledge of the Brazilian Empire and also the networks of international discussion and electricity production. The official presentation of his electric lamp coincides in time with the increase of public opinion pressure in Brazil for the use of electricity for artificial lighting in public spaces.
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