Henry Schroeder

Henry Schroeder (1879–1952) is chiefly remembered as the author of works on lighting history, including History of Electric Light and History of the Incandescent Lamp. His writing focused on the development of electric illumination and the people and inventions behind it, making specialized industrial history more approachable for general readers.

His books show a strong interest in how new technologies take shape over time. Rather than treating lighting as a dry technical subject, he presented it as a human story of experiment, improvement, and practical change.

Today, Schroeder's work remains useful for readers interested in the early history of electricity, invention, and everyday technology. Even when later research has expanded on the subject, his books still offer a window into how the story of electric light was told in the first half of the 20th century.