Q: Which Bolton resident perfected Thomas Edison's light bulb?
Irving Langmuir.
In the biography, “Langmuir’s World,” directed, produced and edited by Roger R. Summerhayes, and available on DVD at the Bolton Free Library, it tells how Irving Langmuir was awarded the 1932 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in surface chemistry. He was the first industrial chemist to become a Nobel laureate.
Mr. Langmuir worked in General Electric’s research laboratory in Schenectady, but spent time in Bolton on Crown Island and did many experiments on Lake George. The DVD includes old movie footage of Lake George taken by Mr. Langmuir. He was also a friend of John Apperson, who was an avid conservationist with ties to Bolton.
Q: What was the cupola on top of Bolton Central School used for in WW II?
A: Students and community members were assigned to the cupola to observe aircraft primarily traveling between Griffiss Air Force Base in Rome, NY, and the Plattsburgh Air Force Base in Plattsburgh during WWII to make sure the airplane runs were uninterrupted. Lake George and Lake Champlain Valleys were frequently used to simulate air routes over Europe.
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