Light Bulb
InventorThomas Edison
Year1879
CategoryEnergy
OriginUSA
About Light Bulb
Edison did not invent the light bulb but made it practical with a carbonized bamboo filament lasting 1200 hours. Joseph Swan in England developed a working bulb simultaneously. They eventually merged their companies. Edison tested over 3000 materials for the filament.
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