...Various other devices, including those that use electricity, have been invented, but in 1904, the Austrian chemist Welsbach invented an ignition alloy of cerium and iron, which made it possible to develop a flint-type lighter that used a lighter stone. At the time, benzene was used as fuel, but in 1946, France created a gas lighter that used liquefied petroleum gas, and the former came to be called an oil lighter. In 1965, Japan developed an electronic lighter that used a piezoelectric element to ignite it, and the current mainstream lighters were complete. ... *Some of the terminology that refers to "oil lighter" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…その他,電気を利用するものなど各種の器具が考案されているが,1904年にオーストリアの化学者ウェルスバハによるセリウムと鉄の発火合金の発明で,いわゆるライター石を用いるフリント式ライターが可能になった。当時は燃料にベンジンを用いたが,46年にはフランスで液化石油ガスによるガスライターがつくられ,前者はオイルライターと呼ばれるようになった。65年には日本で圧電素子によって点火する電子ライターが開発され,現在のライターの主流が出そろった。… ※「オイルライター」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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