Outdoor Lighting Development in Tomsk
The paper deals with the history of development of the outdoor lighting in Tomsk. The stages of pre-electric and electric lighting are described and their connection with the most important discoveries and inventions in the field of lighting technology. The paper traces the outdoor lighting development in Tomsk from the first kerosene street lamps to modern energy-efficient photodiode lamps. This dynamics reflects the development of lighting engineering and town planning policy at the historical stages of the 19-21<sup>st</sup> centuries.